Red Rabbit Lodge Movie Review by Matt Boiselle
Red Rabbit Lodge – directed and written by Kevin Khachan, and starring Taleisha Bonora, Rachel Myskiv & Louise Tayla Douglas
Synopsis: A woman looking to put her traumatic past behind her moves to Red Rabbit Lodge, a sanctuary for foreign students. Unbeknownst to her, the house has a history of blood, mayhem and a sadistic killer residing within the walls.
Call me an impulse buyer – hell, even a bit of a sucker as when I see specific artwork for a horror film on the rise, I get giddy to an extent. Hell, stick a chainsaw ANYWHERE in the vicinity of the poster itself and I have to be hit with a tranquilizer dart just to calm me down – that’s why when I was presented the opportunity to check out Director Kevin Khachan’s “Red Rabbit Lodge”, of course the first thing I hunted down was the artwork, and wouldn’t you know it? CHAINSAW-HAPPINESS, front and just off of the center.
The film itself focuses on a young woman named Abigail (Myskiv), who has been struck by some serious trauma in her life, and the reparatory that she is sent to just happens to be one of the town’s most mysterious structures (and for good reason) – it’s the “Red Rabbit Lodge”, and behind it’s seemingly picturesque and tranquil facade lies some danger unlike Abigail’s ever encountered before – so much for rest & relaxation. Contained within its inner walls lays a sadistic killer, who is always ready and willing to inflict some damage to whomever crosses their path. Abigail is now forced to fight off this killer’s barbaric attacks, also while fending off the issues of past trauma that continue to plague her mind.
The wonder here for the majority of the film is that we’re left to wonder if there is a connection to these killings, and while the suspense does assist in the conveyance of the story, the plot appeared to be sloppily constructed, and the cast didn’t generate much of a spark when it came to connectivity to the audience or like-ability in the simplest of sense. Sad thing is that this movie, as it was originally presented COULD have been so much more than a run-of-the-mill “troubled woman vs killer” production, but after the credits rolled, that’s all that seemed to be surmised from this lost opportunity. Sorry, but this one’s only for those who’ve reached the dead end of their horror watch list.
“Red Rabbit Lodge” will be available on UK Digital on April 13th.
