Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue

Mike Bradecich and John LaFlamboy star as Marion and Jarmon Mugg, two drunken slackers who make their living as slumlords at an apartment building left to them by their mother. When residents start reporting missing pets, the brothers launch a lazy investigation and find they have an uninvited guest living in their basement. Blending horror and comedy is never easy and almost never successful, but Bradecich and LaFlamboy, who wrote and directed the film, pull it off with style and, believe it or not, charm thanks to the great screen chemistry they share. The horror is more silly than scary, but it fits well with the generally silliness of the story. The cameo appearance of Robert Englund as a sex-crazed tenant is an added bonus.

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