For the sake of vicious

It's Halloween night and a crazy intruder and his hostage are holed up in Romina's house as masked hitmen lead the charge against her front door. Romina is a nurse wanting to rest after a hard day's work when all hell breaks loose in her home. Chris (Nick Smyth) who has just arrived home with a prisoner and is seeking justice for a misdeed he has suffered. He is as frustrated as he is desperate and has nothing left to lose. He will not be satisfied until he receives a confession from his captive. As the mystery surrounding the three occupants begins to unravel, a band of mercenaries violently storm the house. New alliances will be put to the test as the trio struggles to survive this night marked by Death.

Discovered during the Canadian Fantasia festival, the film For the sake of vicious, co-directed by Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen, is a thriller behind closed doors that is as gripping as it is violent. Impossible not to see in this film a barely hidden homage to John Carpenter's cinema. One will think in particular of Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and Halloween (1978). For the Sake of vicious is a true cinematic experience in which violence is unleashed throughout most of the story and is based on a particularly careful casting and inspired direction.

Despite a reduced budget, the two directors Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen have managed to create a dreadfully effective home invasion in which a simple nurse has to put her principles aside and try to survive during a particularly difficult night marked by the violence of numerous assailants. The two directors seem to have no interest in the script and exclude an important part of the explanation of the facts. They devote themselves solely to this outbreak of violence and do not hesitate to outbid each other. One almost wonders if the entire film is a tribute to the last part of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). At a time when American independent cinema is struggling to make action scenes credible, what the two directors are proposing here is really impressive.

By its extreme violence For the Sake of vicious is not a film for the general public but if you like actio cinema and want to discover a really surprising and efficient movie, this film is an excellent choice.

For the sake of vicious
Directed by Gabriel Carrer, Reese Eveneshen
Produced by Avi Federgreen, Gabriel Carrer, Reese Eveneshen
Written by Reese Eveneshen
Starring Lora Burke, Colin Paradine, Nick Smyth
Music by Gabriel Carrer, Foxgrndr
Cinematography: Alex Tong
Edited by: Reese Eveneshen

Viewed on August 25, 2020 (screener press)

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