Bounty Killer

"Bounty Killer"

"As Reported by Dollyforme"

Ah yes, the stunningly beautiful Christain Pitre stars in “Bounty Hunter” – her first full length film, and does a smashing job too – she has both looks and brains. I really like this gal and hope she does many more films like this one.

With a simplistic title like Bounty Killer, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this indie action flick, but the film quickly asserted itself as a heavy hitting, big-gun-toting action extravaganza unlike anything I could have predicted. Henry Saine’s dystopian universe is created with a very eccentric eye for detail and a gutsiness comparable to a swinging pair of brass balls, as the bullets quickly started flying and blood started splattering against the walls like a freakin’ Jackson Pollock painting. Ignore the “independent” classification this film might have, because Saine has created a film that stacks up against the year’s biggest blockbuster productions – and kicks some of their asses in the process.

In a not-so-distant future, where corporations left Earth in ruins and humanity in shambles after waging violent wars against one another, most CEOs and big-wigs went into hiding with their remaining riches, leaving the rest of us to our own devices. In the wake of this greed-fueled apocalypse emerges “Bounty Killers,” men and woman who track down these cowardly business tycoons and kill them for fame, fortune, and to inspire hope. With killers like Mary Death (Christian Pitre) and Drifter (Matthew Marsden) on the loose, their targets have nowhere to hide, but when a hit goes out on Drifter one day, the plot thickens. Having to clear his name while fighting off the attacks of other Bounty Killers, Drifter and his partner Jack LeMans (Barak Hardley) sure have their hands full. Can Drifter save his own life, or will the likes of Mary Death cash in at his expense?

Bounty Killer succeeds at being a gleeful B-Movie exploitation of a genre that has so much potential, and strives to be something with a crisp, stylistic bite. In a world full of Bounty Killers and sleazy, rich CEOs, there’s a unique universe established that not only comments on the societal issues that surround these multi-million dollar, world controlling companies, but also blows a worst case scenario completely out of proportion – setting up a perfectly ridiculous grindhouse vibe.

The idea that companies can militarize themselves and cause mass destruction exists out of the realm of reality (hopefully?), but it creates a 99%-er fantasy world that ripe for total annihilation. Introduced are these superhero-like hunters, accompanied by their “gun caddies,” who inspire hope for people ravaged by big business, providing a deliciously fresh take on typical high-flying action.

So if you love sex, nudity, humor and non stop action go rent this movie – one of the best movies I’ve seen this year – loved every minute of it!