Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Name: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Genre: Horror, Action, Comedy

Canada · 2007
Rated R · 1h 25m
Director Jon Knautz
Starring Robert Englund, Trevor Matthews, Daniel Kash, David Fox
Genre Horror, Action, Comedy

As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient curse, Jack's Professor undergoes a transformation into something not-quite- human, and Jack is forced to confront some old demons... along with a few new ones.

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Los Angeles Times by

As a horror-comedy, it boldly declines to scare or amuse.

L.A. Weekly by Chuck Wilson

This low-budget horror comedy arrives via a lively trailer and a witty print ad, yet the film itself never quite takes off.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Harks back to the drive-in classics of yesteryear with unapologetic nostalgia and undisguised affection.

Variety by Joe Leydon

Indie effort evidences more energy than wit, and spends too much time on set-up before a slam-bang pay-off.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Cheerfully gross, deliberately retro horror picture pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the kind of genre movies Charles Band and Roger Corman's companies turned out in the 1980s.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Matthews is supposed to be the star here, but it's Englund's hilarious, over-the-top performance that keeps Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, by director Jon Knautz, from becoming another forgettable exercise in horror.