A fat killer has apparently been running around for decades, raping and killing dads. An eyepatched vigilante had dedicated his life to tracking down and exacting revenge on the ruthless murderer for the murder of his own father, but ended up gunning down the wrong guy and being sent to prison for ten years. After his release, he disappeared. Now, the dad slayings are once again ramping up so a young priest searches for the reclusive father-avenger in order to talk him into going after the killer once again. Once he's agreed, the eyepatch hero ends up teaming up with the priest and a young backalley male prostitute, named Twink, whose father was the last victim of the brutal psychopath, known as Fuchman...
This one delivers on the goods - man-on-man ass rape, necrophilia, incest, blasphemy, dismemberment, cock mutilation, strippers with chainsaws, you name it. It's all backed by Troma Team's signature absurd humor, which I didn't mind at all in this capacity cuz it fucking works. Granted, some of the gags here and there I felt didn't quite 'land', such as the whole toxic berry trip and some of the dialog scenes that tend to go on for a little too long. That said, the good certainly outweighs the bad, as far as "Father's Day" goes. I liked how the movie totally switches gears around the last half hour, introducing a demonic angle and making for a pretty off-the-wall and downbeat ending. I think they could've left out the whole 'late night TV movie marathon' throwback gimmick with the fake trailer thrown in around the half-way mark and the whole grainy look throughout the whole movie. It's just unnecessary and redundant at this point. Still, I gotta give this one a major recommendation for gorehounds and Troma fans. It shouldn't disappoint.
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