Cheryl Stratton came out to L.A. from Cleveland with Judy. The roommates have a fight and she pleads with Aunt Martha for a place to stay at her rundown downtown hotel. The hotel houses a motley group of strange personalities and a serial killer among them.
This is Paul Bartel's first full length film. It has his outlandish tastes and quite frankly his amateurish style. This is an indie black comedy horror. The lead Ayn Ruymen can be stretching too hard at times to be this wide-eye innocent. She's not the best actress. Lucille Benson who plays Martha is the best of the lot. The characters are weird but jokes are not widespread. There is a quirky indie charm about the whole enterprise. It's quirky weirdness with a water doll, Psycho peeping, and serial killings. Like many first times, it's a bit messy. It's awkward at times. Not everything works but some of this is unforgettable.
This is Paul Bartel's first full length film. It has his outlandish tastes and quite frankly his amateurish style. This is an indie black comedy horror. The lead Ayn Ruymen can be stretching too hard at times to be this wide-eye innocent. She's not the best actress. Lucille Benson who plays Martha is the best of the lot. The characters are weird but jokes are not widespread. There is a quirky indie charm about the whole enterprise. It's quirky weirdness with a water doll, Psycho peeping, and serial killings. Like many first times, it's a bit messy. It's awkward at times. Not everything works but some of this is unforgettable.