Director – Dave O’Shea (Project M)
Starring – Dave O’Shea, Dominic Casazza, and Vanessa Guajardo
Release Date – 2012
Rating – 3.5/5
Tagline – “Throughout history every stalker, every murderer, every monster had bills to pay”
I love almost every horror sub-genre. From comedy, to slasher, to zombie. However, I have never been a fan of extreme horror. These films usually lack story and try to make up for it with shock value and twisted perversions. I’m all for sex and violence in film but it has to fit the plot otherwise it would just be a porn. However, I do sometimes cross paths with an extreme horror film that has a solid point and is able to draw my attention in without fucking a girl in the rectum with a crucifix.
That brings me to the film Day Job by director and star Dave O’Shea. Dave emailed me about reviewing his film and I graciously said yes. I knew nothing of the film before hand but the poster and tagline definitely intrigued me.
**Spoiler Alert**The film follows Nick (O’Shea). Nick is a your typical cable guy. Nick is like most of us. He has to work to pay his bills while making sure assholes and beautiful women have access to their day time television shows. The thing that sets Nick apart from the rest of us is his dark obsession with the women he helped. He often steals their panties but his dark desires do not end there.
Nick then obsesses over the females until he kidnaps them and takes them back to his torture chamber where him and another man in drag rapes and tortures these helpless women until one day they snag the wrong girl. Nick kidnaps a stripper whose father owns the club she strips at. He is able to track Nick and his transgendered partner and kill them both.**Spoiler Alert**
When I received my copy of the film I expected this to be one of those boring ass extreme horror films that try to shove as much disgusting and vile acts as it can in the film’s running time. However, what I was treated to was a film that was dark, disgusting, and sometimes funny. Though the film can easily be categorized as part of the modern torture porn sub-genre (Saw, Vomit Gore Trilogy) it stands out due to the humor and characterization. This film truly is unique.
The acting in this film is not award winning or amazing by any standard, but I wouldn’t say it was the worst I have seen. In fact, is it far from being the worst acting I have seen. The talent is there it just lacks the experience.
The story for this one is very fun and shows a lot of thought has been placed into. Which is kinda scary considering what the story for this film is. I also really enjoyed how this film had some laughs (intentional and unintentional) while keeping the dark and deranged tone. With that being said, the film is a little too long and some of the scenes had unnecessary dialogue and filler.
Finally, the film does not really have that many impressive kills and special effects. The film does not try to impress with blood and gore. Instead, the film’s intended purpose is to tell a story and that story is EVERYONE has a dark side. Overall, Day Job is a realistic look at the life of a true maniac. This is truly a depraved masterpiece. Check it out and enjoy!
