Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Director: Jason Eisener
Writer: John Davies , Jason Eisener
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Robb Wells
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.

Hobo with a Shotgun started life as an entry in a Grindhouse trailer competition, no doubt with the help of getting over a million views director/writer Jason Eisener has managed to turn the idea's from that winning short trailer into a feature staring Rutger Hauer as the bum with a gun. Story follows the hobo as he train hops into a rundown crime ridden town, he ends up crossing the paths of a local family of violent low life crooks. After being let down by the police he takes the situation into his own hands, buys a shotgun and begins to take out any villain he see's one shell at a time.

Aimed squarely at fans of trashy movies, its a real throwback to 80's revenge flicks like Vigilante and The Exterminator. Sadly it's not as successful as last years Machete. Its main flaw is how cartoon'ish the crime family are, they are more comedic than threatening (its a shame as both the hobo and Amy the hooker's characters are done well). Some good cheesy moments though like a manhole cover/chain beheading and a pedo Santa's head blowing up. Down to fantastic monolog the hobo says about how hopeless a future the babies in a new born baby wing are likely to have if they stay in this city. Fans of b-movies should have enough to keep them entertained, but if your more into big budget CGI filled mainstream films , it's not going to be for you.

(6½ out of 10)