Gore is only half the reason you buy a ticket to a horror movie, and I think you know where I’m going with this. Sex and nudity is the other half, and as movie rules dictate, the price you pay for good sex is death. In “Bread Crumbs,” directed by Mike Nichols (not the one you’re thinking of), sex is on everyone’s mind as the cast of characters is working on a quasi-professional porn shoot. It’s “Boogie Nights” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” – and they almost missed each other – and the film’s biggest risk may well be that the sexual storyline overshadowed the horror – doesn’t this bring back memories of “Entrails of a Virgin”? Don’t bother looking at that one. Depending on how much you buy into the performances, you may start to encourage less scares and more sex (although, sorry to disappoint, there isn’t much of the latter after all).
horror and gore
BreadCrumbs’ violent spikes are quite graphic and the suffering of the mutilated characters is painful enough to watch, so you at least have to commend the creative team for their use of the camera and editing. We have to say something positive, otherwise we would feel bad. about someone who has spent money on a ticket to see the movie. What really redeems Bread Crumbs is the fact that the logic of the movie is completely believable, as there’s no need for “suspension of disbelief” when it comes to a bunch of porn stars, who probably wouldn’t take the guesswork anymore. polite when trying to elude knife-wielding maniacs.
how to see it
An homage to Hansel and Gretel, the villains of BreadCrumbs are in the vein of hillbilly terror and therefore may need a few drinks to impress. Dan Shaked is a bit green and not quite up to the quality of Deliverance, but keep in mind that his range may have been limited on purpose, since he’s basically playing a mentally handicapped maniac with an accent. If you’re a fan of old-school horror, you may notice some very subtle similarities to a 1970 movie called “Girly.” Anytime someone says you’re playing cowboys and Indians, it’s usually time to take cover!
did you know
In Germany the film was released under the title “Bread Crumbs – Das Hansel & Gretel Massaker”. I think that drives the whole “Hansel and Gretel tribute” concept. Definitely a version of the fairy tale that we want to avoid telling our children.