Muck (film)

Muck

Film poster
Directed by Steve Wolsh
Written by Steve Wolsh
Starring Lachlan Buchanan
Puja Mohindra
Bryce Draper
Stephanie Danielson
Laura Jacobs
Grant Alan Ouzts
Lauren Francesca
Jaclyn Swedberg
Kane Hodder
Production
company
WithAnO Productions
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment[1]
Release dates
  • March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
Running time
 90 Minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $250,000

Muck is a 2015 supernatural horror film and the directorial debut of Steve Wolsh, who also wrote and produced the film.[2] It had its world premiere on February 26, 2015 at The Playboy Mansion and received a limited theatrical release on March 13 of the same year, followed by a video on demand release on March 17.[3] It stars Lachlan Buchanan, Playboy Playmate of the Year 2012 Jaclyn Swedberg, Stephanie Danielson, YouTube star Lauren Francesca, and Kane Hodder. Funding for Muck was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $266,325.[4]

Muck is the first film in a trilogy and will be followed by Muck: Feast of Saint Patrick, which will serve as a prequel to the events in the 2015 film.[5]

Plot

After narrowly escaping an ancient burial ground, long forgotten and buried underneath the marshes of Cape Cod, a group of friends emerge from the thick, marshy darkness, tattered and bloody, lucky to be alive. They have already lost two of their friends in the marsh, presumably dead. They stumble upon an empty Cape Cod vacation house alongside the foggy marsh and break in to take shelter. Whatever was in the marsh is still after them and soon after one of them goes for help, the rest of the group learns that the evil in the marsh is not the only thing that wants them dead. Something worse, something more savage, was lying in wait just outside the marsh, in the house. These unlucky travelers spend their St. Patrick's Day trapped between two evils forcing them to fight, die, or go back the way they came.

Cast

Soundtrack

The Muck soundtrack features 20 original tracks, and is a mixture of rock, blues, and country. The original score was composed by Dan Marschak and Miles Senzaki.

Reception

Critical reception for Muck has been predominantly negative and the film holds a rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews.[6][7][8][9][10] Common elements of criticism centered upon the film's plot, which The Village Voice considered "as scant and demeaning as the costumes".[11] The Los Angeles Times and Bloody Disgusting noted that while the film appeared to be meant as "a throwback to old-school horror", but that "Rather than evincing any expertise or affinity for the genre, Wolsh's effort seems glib and hollow."[12][13] We Got This Covered also panned the film, writing that "Muck isn't a horror movie - it's a wannabe skinflick that would ignore an on-screen kill if the actress' breasts were jiggling in the slightest. Because bewbz!"[14]

In contrast Ain't It Cool News gave a more favorable opinion of the movie and wrote "About as subtle as stripper in church, don’t expect your brain to be stimulated, but other areas (specifically your guts and below) are bound to be rumbled when you wade through MUCK."[15]

General reception of the movie by audiences around the world has been overwhelmingly negative. The movie has been described as having no beginning and no ending, without any consistent storytelling or even a coherent storyline. Characters in the movie were never fleshed out and all of them displayed a very low level of intelligence or initiative.

References

  1. ↑ Borys Kit. "Anchor Bay Picks Up Horror Movie 'Muck' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Muck Trailer Has Arrived and Its Press Release is Ridiculous". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Staci Layne. "Dread Central Caught in the Muck at the Playboy Mansion!". Dread Central. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "MUCK: Horror Films for Horror Fans. 4K Ultra HD & No CGI.". Kickstarter. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Whittaker, Richard. "DVDanger: Here Be Monsters". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "MUCK (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Bromley, Patrick. "Muck (Blu-ray)". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Serafini, Matt. "Muck (Blu-ray / DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Melissa. ""MUCK fell short of the hype.". Moviepilot. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Film Review: Muck (2015)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Staeger, Rob. "Muck (review)". Village Voice. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Torfe, Pat. "[Review] 'Muck' Is An Incoherent Waste of Time". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Tsai, Martin. "Review 'Muck' a glib and hollow attempt at horror". LA Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Donato, Matt. "Muck Review". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "AICN HORROR looks at DANNY'S DOOMSDAY! SPRING! MUCK! ZOMBEAVERS! HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION! MARK OF THE DEVIL! A CRY FROM WITHIN! GHOUL! WALKING DECEASED! BLOOD CREEK WOODSMAN! GOSPEL OF THE FLESH Novel & KILLING FLOOR: UNCOVERED Short!". AICN. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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