Synopsis
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
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Cast
- Joel David MooreBen
- Amara ZaragozaMarybeth Dunstan
- Deon RichmondMarcus
- Kane HodderVictor Crowley / Thomas Crowley
- Joleigh FioravantiJenna
- Mercedes McNabMisty
- Joel MurrayDoug Shapiro
- Parry ShenShawn
- Richard RiehleJim Permatteo
- Patrika DarboShannon Permatteo
Recommendations
- 80
L.A. Weekly
This horror comedy is loaded with decapitations, bodies torn in two and spewing blood, and yet, unlike the grim, torture-filled gore-fests of late, Hatchet’s mayhem is so giddily over-the-top that you end up applauding the low-budget aplomb of it all. - 78
Austin Chronicle
No other film in recent memory has featured such a terrifically retro maniac or revisited the heyday of Eighties gore films with such gleeful, moist abandon. - 75
Chicago Tribune
This is not a film intended for a wide audience. But B-movie fans who find their way to Adam Green's gory schlock extravaganza are going to like it. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Hatchet is further evidence of the decline of Western civilization. - 50
New York Post
Director Adam Green's genuine affection for the genre helps make Hatchet a cut above average. - 50
The New York Times
Horror without suspense is like sex without love: you can appreciate the technicalities, but ultimately there’s no reason to care. - 50
Variety
Joel David Moore leads a cast full of token minorities and bickering bimbos, whom writer-helmer Adam Green dispatches with knowing glee and an obvious love for genre conventions that almost overcomes the derivative scripting. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Even after appropriately lowering expectations, it's kind to call this one a cut below.
