Clinger (2015)

Excellent but underrated film

Beautiful, moving film.

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Fern Peterson (Jennifer Laporte) runs track and wants to go to MIT. Her sister (Julia Aks) runs an upstart sock puppet therapy program. If she has a job, she won't have time to become a billionaire entrepreneur. Fern meets Robert Klingher (Vincent Martella) and they fall in love. Robert makes everyday seem like Valentine's Day. She is the one. Fern wants to break-up before leaving for MIT. This startles Robert who has an accident where he literally loses his head. He becomes a haunting love ghost who only Fern can see, but her problems are just starting.This was a fun comedy/horror with quirky humor and blood. If you like this style, you might want to check out, 'Night of the Living Deb." Guide: F-word. Sex. Male butt nudity.

My quick rating - 5,2/10. Not really a horror but has horror elements. These are far overshadowed by the humor which was surprisingly good. That said, one character stole the spotlight with the laughs. Kudos to the scriptwriter that came up with her lines. To get what I mean, you will just have to see it. Very under the radar but going in blind, I was entertained for sure. If this were developed better, this could have been great. Not the first dead partner comes back to haunt the other that lives, but surely original in the death itself and the method of haunting. I am kinda laughing thinking about it. I can see going back and watching this again.

I watched Clinger via Amazon Prime and thought it was entertaining. It did look fairly low budget, but I feel like that was part of the charm of it and it helped forgive the less than stellar performances.. this isn't to knock it, I feel like a lot of my favorite movies out there are a little rough around the edges (ala: Clerks)I do feel like the script was pretty good and I really enjoyed the protagonist, Fern-- definitely far from a prop and that in itself deserves a big thumbs up. I'd recommend watching it, it's best for young teenagers-- it's a high school story with bad words, perfect for 13/14 year olds. If you're looking for something spooky and high brow- this isn't the movie for you. It's campy and held together with gaff tape and pizza-- and they don't try to hide it; which is why this movie stands out among other indie horrors who try the Hollywood version of (name Hollywood horror movie).

"Clinger" has a pretty straight forward story with some really dark, but funny humor written into its classic boy-meets-girl prose. While the acting is decent, and the characters are somewhat developed, a lot of the moments fall flat. I am really not sure why but during the more comedic scenes either the timing, or delivery is just not strong. And yet from a contrast point of view, the scenes that are just casual character development have a natural quality and ease that really delivers Steves and Gabi Duncombe's (writer) vision. There are plenty of funny moments, especially during the more physical comedy scenes that are also the horror scenes. The horror comedy aspect of "Clinger" is reminiscent of recent films like "Boy Eats Girl" with its all-out "stereotyped" gag humor, but the characters themselves are a bit more witty much like the characters in classic films such as "Election" with Reese Witherspoon. "Clinger" really has some nice moments. Of course most of the moments come with the bloody, death scenes, interactions between the living and the dead-that usually ends in someone getting hurt, and a few of the actors that just own their characters. The special effects are above par considering the budget. A lot of the stuff is CGI supported gory elements, but there is equal parts practical effects in the film too. Usually I trash films for relying on CGI to give us the horror but when a film is paranormal (ghosty) in nature I tend to find it acceptable and quite frankly necessary. Plus the effects team, and Steves balanced the CGI, practical effects nicely. And there was enough blood spray and splatter in the film to make any horror fan happy. The musical score wasn't that impressive, actually I don't think any song or sound effects sequence really stuck out to me personally. It doesn't suck-it just wasn't that impressive. Overall "Clinger" is a horror comedy worth checking out. I enjoyed the horror elements way more than the comedy stuff, but everything balances out in this one, and the cast are really committed to their characters.