AnnaLynne McCord (Pauline), Roger Bart (Bob), Ariel Winter (Grace), Traci Lords (Phyllis), Matthew Gubler (Claybaugh), Jeremy Sumpter (Adam), Matthew Fahey (Nathan), Malcolm McDowell (Mr. Cooper).
Excision follows the story of troubled teen Pauline. Dreaming of working in medicine one day, at night she dreams instead of blood and necrophilia. At school Pauline is the weird shunned outcast, but she has a plan for that as well. As the film gets moving, we find much of Pauline's strange behavior a response to her demanding mother who it seems is never happy. With similar problems at school, Pauline begins to solve her problems by unusual and socially unacceptable means.
Acting from McCord was amazingly good. She did a great job delivering a disturbing performance. Lords fit well in her antagonist role, which she handled well. Winter and Bart were also enjoyable, while the remainder of the supporting cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were interesting if nothing else. Dream sequences were well filmed and appropriately disturbing. Effects and action were mild but okay. Dialogue left a lot to be desired throughout the film. Sound and soundtrack are okay.
While acting may have been good here, the film really is not. The story feels completely incoherent at times with unexplained actions, or action that doesn't fit the situation. Many of the questions raised by Pauline's dreams and actions go completely unanswered with the film finally finishing with an ending apparently intended to do nothing more than shock viewers rather than complete the film. No idea why this is billed as a comedy as it is not funny in the least.
With some disturbing sexuality, nudity, blood, foul language, more blood, disturbing images, some more blood, adult scenes with blood, save this one for adults.
Released: 2012
Reviewed: 5.4.21
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Horror, Drama, Comedy, Psychological Thrillers, Slashers and Serial Killers
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