Director – Rocky Constanzo (Ditch Party, Hallowed)
Starring – Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (The Midnight Meat Train, The A Team), Steve De Forest (Action Impossible II, Keepin’ It Real), and Noel Gugliemi (Dawn of the Zombie Apocalypse, 3 From Hell)
Release Date – 2019
Rating – 2.5/5
Sometime back I received the tow horror titles Savage Creatures and A Psycho’s Path for review from ITN Distribution. Savage Creatures looked like a movie right up my alley and it was for the most part. The movie is full of so many classic horror moments but the acting did stop it from achieving greatness. However, A Psycho’s Path really peaked my curiosity. I was very curious to see how a horror film with Noel Gugliemi and Quinton Jackson was going to play out. I want to thank ITN for sending these two releases my way!
**spoiler Alert** The film follows a sleepy desert town that is turned upside down when a string of murders shocks the community. The police suspect that it is an escaped criminal listed as John Doe (Jackson) but are unable to track him down. The local police frantically search for him before he can kill again but he continues to raise his body count. **Spoiler Alert**
A Psycho’s Path is an interesting movie that failed it’s execution. I really struggled to figure this one out and at the end of the day I have to admit that I did not care for it. The movie couldn’t make it’s mind up on rather it wanted to be taken seriously or not.
The acting in this one is solid. The entire cast takes on pretty serious roles and did the best with what they were given. They did a great job and really made the movie better than what it was. The characters are rather forgettable and extremely flat but they work with the story fairly well.
The story for this one is pretty straight forward but struggles with it’s own identity. The film is serious in tone. However, a lot of the impact of the story is lost by the cast’s ridiculous wigs. These little silly things in the film really takes away from the simple story. Also, the film moves at a snails pace which really does a number to the tone of the film.
Finally, the film has several death scenes with plenty of blood and some practical effects but they do get lost in the shuffle of the scene. Most horror films slow down with the carnage so the viewer can appreciate them but A Psycho’s Path lets it blend into the background. Overall, A Psycho’s Path is a mediocre horror flick that I’ve started called Wal-Mart horror over the years. It brings nothing to the genre and falls victim to the hands of time. Most people that have seen it will forget about in soon enough. Honestly, I would skip this one.
I guess the thing that made me a bit concerned at the beginning is that it was a period piece that depicted a large killer black man. However the film did not delve into racial stereotypes as it had other black people in the film in normal roles in society. I suppose what I’m saying is this film had the potential for going into a pretty bad and exploitive direction but stopped just short of it. But barely.