Directed by Bryan Norton & Antonio Padovan
Written by Antonio Padovan & Bryan Norton
Stars: Helen Rogers, Tyler Rossell, Steve Anderson Jr.
Big thanks you to Antonio Padovan for providing me with an online screener link to Halloween horror short Jack Attack.
Two things are immediately striking about this 8 minute film
and first and foremost it is how well shot it is. Forgetting the length of the
film this is shot like a professional feature and just looks incredible.
Secondly the films aesthetics in relation to autumn and Halloween are spot on. Streets
are littered with fallen leaves and pumpkins, characters are wrapped up warm
and houses are adorned with scary apparel. There is an impressive attention to
detail here that shouldn't be ignored; I thought it was most impressive.
Jack Attack features
young Jack (Tyler Rossell) and his babysitter Elizabeth (Helen Rogers) settling
down on Halloween Night awaiting the arrival of Elizabeth’s boyfriend (Steve Anderson
Jr). Elizabeth is showing Jack how to
carve a pumpkin not realising how much horror this is about to cause them. To
say much more than that would honestly be unfair – just know that once the
characters eat a few of the pumpkins seeds, things get freaky, bloody and
stomach turning!! The ending is creepy
and made me want to see what further horrors might come from the events of the
film had it been a feature length.
The cast were great, both leads played their parts
excellently and I wasn't at all surprised to learn that Helen Rogers already
has several films under her belt,
including the role of ‘Emily’ in V/H/S.
A really really well made short, with so much promise for
both Antonio Padovan and Bryan Norton
and I am hoping that they have more up their sleeves!
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