Hatchet (2006)
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49% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(13,025 ratings)
A handful of college students looking for a good time are thrown into a world of danger in this homage to the slasher film cycle of the 1970s and '80s. Ben (Joel David Moore) has just been given his walking papers by his girlfriend and is deeply depressed. Needing a pick-me-up, Ben and his… More A handful of college students looking for a good time are thrown into a world of danger in this homage to the slasher film cycle of the 1970s and '80s. Ben (Joel David Moore) has just been given his walking papers by his girlfriend and is deeply depressed. Needing a pick-me-up, Ben and his friend Marcus (Deon Richmond) head to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and take in a "Haunted Swamp Tour," with master of ceremonies Shawn (Parry Shen) guiding guests through a spooky patch of bayou country. Along the way, Ben and Marcus meet a pair of half-bright exotic dancers, Misty (Mercedes McNab) and Jenna (Joleigh Fioreavanti), as well as Marybeth (Tamara Feldman), a pretty girl who is secretive about her past. As they tour the swamp, Shawn tells his customers about the local legend of Victor Crowley, a deformed man who was taunted by the other children living near the swamp until he was nearly bludgeoned with an axe by his father while trying to open the door of their burning shack. While Ben and Marcus don't think much of the story at first, it doesn't take long before they have serious reason to believe Victor Crowley is still at large -- and is looking to settle some old scores. Hatchet received its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adam Green
- Written By
- Adam Green
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 18, 2007
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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MaryAnn Johanson, Film.com
Lacking the satirical bite of the first Scream... this is mere pastiche that doesn't even wink at what it is pointlessly xeroxing from the past.
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Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Anyone feeding into this nostalgia is yearning for a kind of warm and fuzzy horror that's wholly irrelevant today.
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Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Green's efforts to strike a balance between knowing humour and no-holds-barred horror are stymied by an erratic tone: a slow, talky build-up gives way to a soggy middle section and a messy, all-stops-out finale.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Horror without suspense is like sex without love: you can appreciate the technicalities, but ultimately there's no reason to care.
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Jonathan Perry, Boston Globe
It's just not that scary (even the gory sequences are predictable and boring). And it certainly isn't clever or funny.
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Cast
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Joel David Moore
as Ben
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Tamara Feldman
as Marybeth
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Deon Richmond
as Marcus
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Mercedes McNab
as Misty
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Joleigh Fioreavanti
as Jenna
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Parry Shen
as Shaw
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Joel Murray
as Shapiro
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Richard Riehle
as Mr. Permatteo
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Patrika Darbo
as Mrs. Permatteo
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John Carl Buechler
as Jack Cracker
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Kane Hodder
as Victor Crowley
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Robert Englund
as Sampson
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Joshua Leonard
as Ainsley
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Tony Todd
as Clive "Rev. Zombie" Washington


