The first thing which knocks me out, about Open Season is the score. Which quite grew on me. The first scene too is an attention grabber, a disheartening verdict, at the mentioning of our three ex-vets turned thrill hunter/killers, responsible for the nightmarish rape of this young girl. When the opening credits rolled, and that beautiful score returns, which features our helpless victim, looking sorrowful, I could connect the dots straight away, with her and Holden's part. The three evil trio murder team, are wonderfully acted, Lynch standing out as a fan character to watch, but Fonda's sincere and eye grabbing performance must be acknowledged too, as is the other player. The 3 acting forces in this hunt down thriller, bring life to the movie, and I must be honest, I really enjoyed Fonda's performance the most. Their latest victims are a cheating couple, a middle aged guy who's really a resilient scumbag, his young lover, a beautiful long blonde haired sweetie, who plays Fonda, who falls for her. I can't really tell you much more about the film, but I will admit, it's a guilty pleasure, golden oldie, of a film, with beautiful wood, lake surroundings. I liked too, the communicating aspects of our three vile vets and the couple. I kind of thought the Lynch chewing gum scene, where our male captive is forced to eat his gum, was stupid. A great moment I really liked, was the 'male captive, clutching bottle, anger building kitchen scene'. Open Season isn't great, but it is an indulgent reccommended view. Keep your calender open for this one.
Review of Open Season
