Saturday 2 October 2010

Idle Hands

Few studios can be said to have the courage to commit to a cautionary tale about the perils of laziness and the subsequent results...bravo Columbia Pictures (never again I dare say).

Plot: Slacker/loser/pot smoking/lay about Anton (Devon Sawa-best known for being in Final Destination and the Eminem video, Stan) and his possessed hand. Basically, the hand is infected by a demon (effectively) that is in search of a soul to take back to hell. In the spirit of every demonic possession film, there's a religious sort after it, this time it's a Druidic High Priestess in the form of Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill), chasing it.

It's a ridiculous concept. Think teen comedy meets Cheech and Chong meets The Exorcist meets Addams Family. Cousin IT on a murderous rampage...with laughs.

Not the best return at the box office though.

Budget: $25,000,000
Gross: $4,152,230

Fun Fact: In addition to the delights of Jessica Alba's bum in small pants, we are also graced with Nightmare on Elm Street legend Robert Englund, as the voice of the maniacal hand.

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