Jeepers Creepers (2001)

AKA "Delayed Attack of the Mullet Monster." This film never knows what it wants to be and never has any direction at any point. It feels like an hour and a half of scribbled notes and incomplete ideas. Even the monster has no clue what it is. At some point, the director decides the film needs to be about 27% creepier, so he gives The Creeper a giant axe that is never seen again, then decides in the end that the creature still isnt creepy enough, so they randomly add wings and mandibles in a failed attempt to win back the fading audience. Since the film never finds a linear path, Salva thinks quick and introduces a psychic character at the half-way point to fill in the many plot holes. Problem solved. While the acting and the build in the first act make for an interesting set-up with believable characters, it doesnt take long before both elements are lost into the black hole of the script. Despite all my nay-saying, what can be said about the film is that it offers some genuinely frightening moments in addition to a fun and original new horror icon. For a few cheap thrills and scattered gore, its a stupid good time, but it aint winning any awards. A brother and sister are stalked by a murderous backwoods monster on their roadtrip home from college.

Rating: 7/10.
Gore: 7/10.