He may be a total prick who I couldn’t stand for most of the movie, but I could certainly relate to the freak out that he has in the parking garage after he is let go by his employer, and I think that a lot of other viewers who have been in the same situation will agree (plus he gets to beat the living sh*t out of his former boss a couple of times, and who among us have never wanted to do that?). I know several people who have been laid off or have lost their job completely over the last several years (I went through it myself back in 2009), so I know how the main character feels when he finds out that he has been given the boot.
I think that it is particularly relevant in this day and age where people are losing their jobs left and right due to the sh*tty economy. I really did dig the premise as I thought that it was somewhat original and if nothing else the people behind it can say that they at least tried to do something a little different. At the same time though, I also found it to be tedious, frustrating, and more than a little ridiculous at times. Did I enjoy watching Axed? Yes, for the most part I really did. I’ll admit that it has a pretty cool premise and several things going for it, but at the same time it also has its share of serious flaws that are pretty hard to ignore. Axed falls somewhere in the middle and to be honest I am not exactly sure if I liked it or not. I have seen a lot of pretty lousy horror films from England in recent years, and to be honest I can name the ones that I liked on one hand (the totally awesome and underrated Thora Birch vehicle The Hole and 13Hrs come to mind immediately)while there were countless others that I didn’t care for.
Will his wife and teenage son and daughter be able to escape with their lives or is this going to be the last family vacation any of them ever take again? Unfortunately the real reason he takes them on the trip is so he can kill them and then himself (he thinks if he only kills himself that they wouldn’t be able to make it without him). His solution is to take his family (who he treats like garbage) on a fun-filled trip to a secluded house in the middle of nowhere for a little rest and relaxation. When an unlikable businessman loses his job he goes totally and completely batsh*t crazy.
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