Camo vs Genevieve

Welcome back Readers of the Rotten. Yes I have been pounding the virtual pavement and getting a handful of freelance gigs but nothing continuous writings. But enough of that, today we have a reprising director/writer Nicholas Michael Jacobs (Night, Urban Fears, Tales from Six Feet Under, Genevieve, Genevieve Wreaks Havoc and Twisted Tales), who has asked me to review his horror/comedy continuing the legacy of the warped little doll and the monstrous behavior that we are accustomed from her. This is Camo vs Genevieve 

 

Genevieve is a messy eater...of souls.

 

 

 

 

 

So back again from NMJ Films request to gaze further into the warped world of Genevieve. We last we looked in on Genevieve; our little murderous moppet, she had just dispatched David (actor/producer/director Nicholas Michael Jacobs of Puppet Master X:Axis Rising, Night, Urban Fears, Tales from Six Feet Under and Genevieve) and was found roaming about by Ted Morris, (Shawn C. Phillips of Camp Blood 4, Camp Blood 5, Grindsploitation, Killer Waves, Witchcraft 16: Hollywod Coven, Cannibal Cop, Urban Fears, Axegrinder 2 and Camp Blood 8: Revelations) home owner and distraught father who had just returned home from his son's funeral. It is unclear if he knew Genevieve's dark past or her homicidal tendencies but boy you'd think you would want to keep a close eye on that or the cops are going to wonder why there are so many dead mail carriers on your front porch.

Alas this good wisdom will not been carried out by Ted as Genevieve decides she is better off without Ted and turns on him as well. Given the sheer convenience of having Ted out of the house while is attending his late son's funeral, this critic wonders if it was in fact, the dark doll doing in Ted's son.

Flying Squirrel Attack!

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sooner has Genevieve dealt a death blow to Ted, a camouflaged jumpsuit and hockey wearing, knife wielding individual makes his way into the house. Given this is in the middle of the morning, my question should stand when I ask, "What the hell did the neighbors think seeing this garbed guy with a butcher knife?!" What went through their heads? Hmm, is that a cosplayer? Maybe a Friday the 13^th fanboy? A disgruntled paintballer by chance?

Our lurking hulk is known only as Camo (actor/producer/director Nicholas Michael Jacobs of Puppet Master X:Axis Rising, Night, Urban Fears, Tales from Six Feet Under and Genevieve), as he purposely came to the house in search of what or whom? Could Camo be after Genevieve? Perhaps they have crossed paths before. Is Genevieve responsible for some tragic event that created Camo? Can Camo end Genevieve and her evil ways or is he simply mad at her for taking his chosen kills?

Genevieve's previous address was Amityville.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scouring the house trying to find Genevieve, Camo realizes there are plenty of places for her to hide, given she is about 24 inches tall. Before any of you scoff at that, keep in mind she could bite into a calf muscle, that nerve cluster up the outside your calf or just slash open the Achilles tendon and watch Camo flop to the floor.

Camo and the murderous, malefic moppet do battle. Genevieve seeming to have the upper hand but Camo stabs her to the level worthy of Norman Bates.  One would conclude the fight has ended and Camo may want to tend to his minor wounds. But is Genevieve finally over?

Again the synthesizer score brought by Nicholas Michael Jacobs ratchets up the tension well and gives it an old school slasher vibe about the movie. The impeding battle score to the lulling persons into a false sense of security, mellow chords. All this is accomplished on a meager budget, with good camera and lighting techniques, that makes me wonder what could be captured with a large funding.

Having Sockmonkey murder flashbacks...