Just plain rotten "thriller"{..well, that's what it's called anyway}about three teens supposedly murdered by an escaped convict. There was a fourth "victim" named Steve who knows more about the mysterious happenings that night than meets the eye. Also unearthed is the unfortunate secrets withheld from policeman Charlie. His mother was a looney played by cult-queen Linnea Quigley(..who must've REALLY needed the money)and he slowly begins to see bad memories of visiting the asylum for which his nutjob mother was being kept. Sheriff Duncan(Joe Estevez who needed to speak up a little louder so we, the viewer, might understand what the hell he was saying)and Charlie's dad(Bob Farster, whose acting is a farce)finally come right out and spill the beans about why he was never told about his real mom. Meanwhile, Det. Amy Rodgers(Nicole Bueher, who might need to keep her career options opened) can not shake the feeling that the case of nutzoid Jessica(Amy Brown)isn't as guilty as laid out in the perfect package as it seems that the one remaining survivor of that fateful night, Steve(Michael Kessler, who needs to try out those wonderful acting schools that have the ability to shine turds like this actor)might know more than he has spoken. On and on this deadened paced movie goes, but I left my enthusiasm to care around the opening credits..they moved like a turtle just as the film does. Nothing about this film is professional. I felt like some supposed filmmakers and their friends got the bright idea to make a movie. Perhaps they had friends in low, low places such a Robert Z'Dar and Quigley who both never get enough screen time to build strong enough characters. Quigley does bare her breasts momentarily and the film shows moments of blood, but even the crime scenes are uninspired. The shoddy script and limp acting, bad editing..all lead to one thing, a director who just doesn't know how to tell an interesting thriller or inspire a viewer to care.
Review of The Rockville Slayer
