Killer Kate! (2018)

Directed by: Elliot Feld | 91 minutes | comedy, horror | Actors: Alexandra Feld, Danielle Burgess, Amaris Davidson, Abby Eiland, Tiffany Shepis, Grant Lyon, Robert Donavan, Brandon Bales, Preston Flagg, Ashton Jordann Ruiz, Larry Cedar, Hunter Smit

Talk about prophetic titles! ‘Killer Kate’ does exactly what it promises: slaughter your precious time with appalling acting, bad special effects and an excruciatingly slow storytelling pace. You have been warned.

‘Killer Kate’ revolves around the title character Kate (Alexandra Feld). Purely out of boredom, this embittered woman decides to attend her estranged sister Angie’s (Danielle Burgess) wedding. The women don’t suit each other. Ever since Angie fled to college and left Kate with their ailing father, things haven’t gotten much better between the two. Kate feels betrayed and abandoned by her sister. Still, she decides to attend Angie’s bachelorette party. Of course, the activities take place in a remote rented house, because ordinary (after all, it is a horror film). What the partygoers don’t know is that this abode is owned by a murderous family. In addition to collecting rent, they also hope to score blood. Hope it turns out fine…

The synopsis still sounds quite okay, but unfortunately promises on paper, as is often the case, do not come close to reality. ‘Killer Kate’ is a monstrosity of a movie. Debut director Elliot Feld tries to make a slowburner: a film that starts off slowly and then gains momentum. However, dosing is not Field’s strong point, which means that the first 40 minutes of this horror film get bogged down in a boring melodrama about angry sisters. However, the flat characters aren’t interesting enough to follow, decreasing interest by the minute. Despite the running time of 80 minutes, the film feels much longer. The emotional value is a good three hours.

When the creepiness is subsequently increased, it seems to get a little better. Unfortunately, the special effects are laughably bad, so the impact of the violence is lost. Although there is a lot of red body fluid to see, ‘Killer Kate’ turns out to be a rather bloodless affair. Ouch.