Stitches

Stitches

Starring Ross Noble, Tommy Knight, Shane Murray-Corcoran, Gemma-Leah Devereux

Directed by Conor McMahon

Stitches (Ross Noble) is a terrible clown with very little charisma and a real hate for children.  He is paid to perform at a birthday party of young Tom (Ryan Burke), and Tom and his friends play a prank on him, which unintentionally causes him to stumble and fall on a knife, killing him.

Years later, Tom (Tommy Knight) is about to celebrate another birthday, and the first time since he was young he plans a party with his friend Vinny (Shane Murray Corcoran) and his love interest Kate (Gemma-Leah Devereux).  Unbeknownst to them, a secret clown society has brought Stitches back to life, and he's out to get revenge on Tom and the other kids from his childhood party that caused his death. 

As Tom's friends die one-by-one by hilarious means, he must find a way to send Stitches back to the dead before he becomes the next victim.

The story is completely over-the-top, but it doesn't take itself seriously, which makes it enjoyable to see.  It's a throwback of the classic 80s and 90s films where CGI isn't used, instead prosthetics which, today, seem totally implausible.  It makes the deaths totally unbelievable, but highly entertaining.  For a low budget film, it's a great blend of comedy and horror, with a story as well.

My Rating: B+