Gore is only half the reason you buy a ticket to a horror movie, and I think you know where I’m going with this. Sex and nudity is the other half, and as the rules of the cinema dictate, the price you pay for good sex is death. In “Bread Crumbs,” directed by Mike Nichols (not the one you’re thinking of), sex is on everyone’s mind, as the cast of characters are working a near-professional porn shoot. It’s “Boogie Nights” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” – and they nearly missed each other – and the film’s biggest risk may well be that the sexual story overshadows the horror – doesn’t this bring back memories of “Entrails of a Virgin”? Don’t bother watching that one. Depending on how much you buy the performances, it can start to encourage less scares and more sex (although, sorry to disappoint you, there’s not much of the latter after all).
horror and gore
The violent spikes of BreadCrumbs are quite graphic and the suffering of the mutilated characters is painful enough to watch, so you have to at least commend the creative team for their use of camera and editing. We have to say something positive, otherwise we would feel bad. about someone who has spent money on a ticket to see the movie. What really redeems Bread Crumbs is the fact that the movie’s logic is completely believable, as there’s no need for “suspension of disbelief” when it comes to a bunch of porn stars, who probably wouldn’t make the guesses anymore. polite when trying to elude the knife-wielding maniacs.
how to watch it
The villains of BreadCrumbs, an homage to Hansel and Gretel, are in the vein of hillbilly horror and so may need a few drinks to impress. Dan Shaked is a bit green and doesn’t quite live up to the quality of Deliverance, but keep in mind that his range may have been limited on purpose, since he’s basically playing a mentally handicapped maniac with an accent. If you’re a fan of old-school horror, you may notice some very subtle similarities to a 1970 movie called “Girly.” Anytime someone says you’re playing cowboys and indians, it’s usually time to take cover!
did you know
In Germany, the film was released under the title “Bread Crumbs – Das Hansel & Gretel Massaker”. I think that drives the whole “homage to Hansel and Gretel” concept. Definitely a version of the fairy tale that we want to avoid telling our children.