Movie Reviews: Review and Synopsis Hollywood Movie: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is a 2007 Canadian comedy horror monster movie produced by Brookstreet Pictures. The film was directed by Jon Knautz and stars Trevor Matthews, Robert Englund, and Rachel Skarsten. The film is about a plumber named Jack (Trevor Matthews) whose family gets slaughtered by a demonic beast. While fixing the pipes for Dr. Crowley (Robert Englund), the Professor awakens an evil source and eventually transforms his body into a monster. With the evil spreading out of control, Jack harnesses his anger to face the monsters and avenge his family.

Movie Reviews Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer was received with mixed reviews from film critics on its original release. The film ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 64% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 25. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 46, based on 7 reviews.

Sinopsis Film Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Masa kecil Jack Brooks si tukang ledeng bisa dibilang kelam, keluarganya dibantai oleh monster.

Dan kini monster-monster itu kembali merajalela setelah tanpa sengaja ia ‘lepaskan’ saat membetulkan ledeng di rumah sang dosen.

Jack harus berusaha mengalahkan rasa takutnya dan mengarahkan rasa amarahnya demi membasmi para monster-monster tersebut.

Berbeda dengan Buffy ataupun Neo, maka Jack Brooks bukanlah sosok THE ONE, sang jawara yang kedatangannya sudah ditunggu-tunggu.

Jack hanyalah pria biasa yang punya masalah dengan masa lalu sehingga membuat dirinya kini penuh dengan amarah yang meledak-ledak. Dan kini mempunyai sarana untuk pelampiasan amarahnya…yaitu membunuh para monster.

Sebuah film comedy-horror yang menarik walau dengan cerita dan spesial efek yang sangat sederhana, jangan harapkan CGI disini…just some good-old-time movie magic.

Tambah berasa old-school dengan ditambah kehadiran sang legenda Robert Englund (pemeran Freddy Krueger di seri A Nightmare On Elm Street) sebagai sang dosennya Jack Brooks.