Hangman (2015)

Utter detritus. It started with an aspect of promise, and I got a bit drawn in thinking it would build on it. Silly me!Instead I've finished up with a complete waste of an hour and a half! The plot is totally farcical, requiring the actors to have the mental capacity of an amoeba to ensure that the "killer" can go about his business. It's like a reverse Action Movie, where the good guy slips past the bad dude during the mere milliseconds that the bad dude checked his watch or heard a noise etc. Trouble is, this is full of forensic flaws as well. In reality the police would have caught the baddie in about an hour, he's so blatant.Really an insult to the intelligence. Total trash. Why why why didn't I turn off earlier?!

I kept checking how long id been watching the film for and thinking surely something is going to happen soon! It doesnt, its pointless, and boring. It could have been good if more had been done with it, if it had more of a background story.

I'll have to admit,Hangman have a rather interesting and provoking premise. But,that's as far as what you can get from this movie. All you will get is a "thriller" movie that fails as a thriller,lacks in thrills,lacks of character,Plot-less and empty storyline,cringe worthy dialogue,and an Editing so bad,it feels like you're watching a high school student's film project. I know that this movie is a low- budget indie movie,but this movie is just pitiful.and the main plot of the story itself lacks in explanations,and it will leave you scratching your head on what's the point of the story,and what's going on in this movie.It has a sloppy visual editing,and a sound editing so bad,that in some unnecessary scenes,there's a sound that will blow your eardrums without any apparent reason. It also has a soundtrack that really didn't help,or maybe ruin a scene that's supposed to be tense.If you are looking for a full of tense,groundbreaking,jittery independent horror flick,then this movie is not for you.Period.

Adam Mason's latest film "Hangman" is the tale of a creepy, disturbed home invasion. The story unfolds sequentially, both from the perspective of an innocent family who set out on holiday, only to return to find their home ransacked; and their twisted tormentor who is far from content at leaving it there.Shot entirely using security cameras and hand held video recorders, Hangman benefits from Mason's fast, punchy editing to create a more dynamic, hard-hitting way of storytelling than is usually seen with this style of film making.The cast throughout are excellent. Jeremy Sisto (Law and Order) and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead) have a great chemistry, both delivering credibly as concerned parents under attack. The child cast members, Ryan Simpkins and Ty Simpkins, again play well against each other as squabbling, playful siblings. Together the close knit family gradually realise that home is no longer the safe haven it once was. My personal favourite character however was Eric Michael Cole, who portrays the demented intruder. Rather than balls to the wall intensity, Cole's subtle shades create a genuinely unsettling experience, which really helped to amp up the tension. His barefooted, masked, knife wielding psychopath preyed upon an unknowing family, literally tempting fate for his moment to strike. In fact, the standout moments of Hangman are during these "will he, won't he?" scenes, when the intruder takes chances, pushes his luck and gets as close as possible to the family without actually coming face to face. I've been a long-time fan of British director Adam Mason, from first watching Pig back in 2010. He's a bold story teller, with a growing list of memorable and twisted movies to his credit. Mason likes to deliver a final punch in the last scene of his films, and Hangman is no exception. Yet another solid piece of work to add to his impressive filmography, well worth investing your time in.Special mention also needs to be given to film's composer Antoni Maiovvi (https://maiovvi.bandcamp.com/). His chilling distorted Italo disco brings sinister echoes of John Carpenter, Goblin and Tangerine Dream.