Log in as another weird Canadian horror with an outrageously delightful macabre sense of humour and few limits of absurdity in a double denim bloodbath.
Opening within a field on the subcontinent with a young female worker picking cotton for a retail conglomerate, the viewer is treated to a spectacular opening title logo.
We then meet enthusiastic new hire Libby (impressive Montreal rising star, Romane Denis) rolling up on her first shift at proudly ethically resourced fashion store, Canadian Cotton Clothiers.
Her colleagues are dreading an overnight shift whilst preparing for new product launch, wildly anticipated super-shaper-jeans.
Manager Craig (Brett Donahue) is obnoxious and all about impressing the visiting CEO who comes across as more of a cult leader when addressing the team members to gain triumph within their retail sector.
One pair of these super shaping eco textile sustainable jeans tucked away in the storage unexplainably begin to come alive, moving around the store murdering employees one by one in a series of variable violent ways.
The jeans have a mind of their own, sliding, walking, jumping and dancing to Bollywood tunes.
Thoughts of unique 80s sequels, Mannequin on the Move (1991) and Weekend at Bernie’s 2 (1993) broadly came to mind throughout and hints of more serious evil clothing thriller, superior, In Fabric (2018).
No one is safe including a visiting social media darling and her film crew in the locked down store but Libby alongside sardonic new friend, Shruti (Sehar Bhojani) figure out the origins of this trouser carnage.
Keeping spoiler free will enhance the at times clever, bloody fun.
Vivacious, open minded cast look to be enjoying themselves running around the claustrophobic surrounds.
By no means is the movie quality, however slasher traits boosted by unexpected laughs whilst building to a sincere message of social commentary consequence make Slaxx, well worth slipping on.
★★ 1/2
Comedy, Horror | Canada, 2020 | 18th March 2021 | Shudder | Dir.Elza Kephart | Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani
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