Severance

“Shit, I've left Gordon's foot on the coach... sorry mate.”

Severance is one of the many horror comedies that have come out in recent years. It’s not as good as some, but it’s got some funny moments. It’s definitely heavy on the sarcasm and black humor.

In Severance, a group of sales people from an international weapons company head off to a team-building retreat in the deep woods of Hungary. Things start off bad, with the bus breaking down and the group finally finds a lodge out in the woods, but it is certainly not what they expected. Soon, people start disappearing and the group comes face to face with a group of cannibalistic, psychotic commandos carrying the same weapons the group sells. These commandos are bent on the group’s destruction, and the sales people must learn to get out of the office and work together to live to see another day.

I was hoping it would be an even funnier movie than it was. It’s certainly no Shaun of the Dead, but it was worth a rental. In fact, I will probably end up watching it again. Laura Harris is great as the girl everybody wants (she looks remarkably like Kirsten Dunst), Danny Dyer is the drug addled guy every body likes, and Toby Stephens is the suave guy.

If you think the premise sounds good, check it out. It’s not a movie for everyone, and it could have been better, but it’s not bad for a newish time director. Christopher Smith directed another movie I rented awhile back, Creep, which was also pretty good. Franka Potente was in that, and if woman trapped in a subway being chased by a bloodthirsty mutant, check Creep out.

Rating: 3 ½ purrs