| NZFF 2011: 'HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN' - Jason Eisener |
| Written by COUP DE MAIN |
| Monday, 27 June 2011 21:10 |
 'HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN' 2011 l 86 mins DIRECTOR: Jason Eisener. CAST: Rutger Hauer (Hobo), Molly Dunsworth (Abby), Gregory Smith (Slick), Brian Downey (The Drake), Nick Bateman (Ivan/RIP), Robb Wells (Logan). "Preaching the joyous subversion of exploitation movies like some meth-addled minister, Hobo is a lean slab of high-octane cinema. The film is a miasma of sound and imagery that hardcore fans recognise as the caressing hand of a movie fanatic. Rutger Hauer plays the titular Hobo as if Eastwood’s ‘Man with No Name’ escaped a psych ward in his dressing gown. Arriving in a hellhole with his shopping trolley, all he wants is simple domesticity by purchasing a lawnmower. Blocking him at every turn is society itself, collapsing around him in a town ruled by mob leader The Drake and his two psycho offspring. Deciding a shotgun is a better way to spend his money, the Hobo initiates a citywide rampage. It’s as if director Jason Eisener had downed a keg of Street Trash Viper, blended it with some meaty chunks of Texas Gladiators 2020 and Class of 1984, then vomited it all up in Technicolor. — AT" Watch the trailer for 'Hobo With A Shotgun' below...    The 2011 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL runs from July 14th to July 31st in AUCKLAND, July 29th to August 14th in WELLINGTON, August 4th to August 21st in DUNEDIN, August 11th to August 28th in CHRISTCHURCH, August 18th to September 4th in PALMERSTON NORTH, August 25th to September 11th in HAMILTON, September 1st to September 18th in NELSON, September 8th to September 24th in TAURANGA, September 15th to September 28th in NEW PLYMOUTH, September 21st to October 9th in HAWKE'S BAY, October 13th to October 19th in GREYMOUTH, October 27th to November 9th in MASTERTON, November 3rd to November 16th in GISBORNE, and from November 10th to November 20th in KERIKERI. Click HERE for the official NZ Film Festival website and to sign up for their mailing list. |
