LASSO Report Card

REPORT CARD

LASSO – Dread Central

SUMMARY: Grade =D	There is definitely a place for a movie like LASSO.  It is a total gorefest with no cohesive plot nor character development.  It is an excuse for the boys in the SFX department to go crazy killing and maiming people in a variety of ways, and in this, LASSO excels.
ACTING Grade = C	Nothing outstanding.  A cast of B and C listers acts like they are supposed to in a drive-in horror flick.
SCRIPT Grade =F	Lame.  No rhyme nor reason to anything here.  The rodeo goes berserk, and the only item out of the ordinary is the cowhands are all shooting up horse steroids.  There is no reason why the cowboys go berserk, no reason why they need to mulch the bodies, and no explanation who the guy with the trench coat is, nor the clown.
TECHNICAL: Grade = B	This is a gore fest.  If you can think of it being pierced, stabbed or crushed, it is.  Corrigan does a good job making the right parts squeamish, and the others comical. Nearly the entire film is shot in low light to add in the SFX shortcomings.
IMPRESSIONS:	LASSO is a ripping commentary on the girlie man snowflake.  The hero is a whinny runt with a big mouth.  He could have ended the shennagins early three times over, but just keeps wussing out. There is a commentary being made on Trish, also, but for the life of me, I do not want to travel that path, save to say it’s a slam on the entire woman warrior theme.
STARS	Sean Patrick Flanery; Lindsey Morgan; Andrew Jacobs; Skyler Cooper; Joe Sobalo; Molly Goode; Don Demico; Tony Vella and Karen Grassle.
TECH FOLKS:	Director – Evan Cecil Writer – Roberto Marinas Cinematographer – Luke Sauer Editor – Christa Collins SFX Supervisor -Matt Corrigan
RECOMMENDATIONS:	Unless you are in a mood to scoff at the “gender neutral” Cooper, or see folks dismembered with ranch tools, then it will be difficult to enjoy LASSO.  It offers nothing more.