“Monty Python’s Life of Brian” handled a topic that many considered to be blasphemy and the film worked so well because their brand of humor is hysterical. The movie simply ends with a musical number on the crucifix to the Eric Idle tune “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” which to this day is one of the funniest moments in movie history. However, it is impossible to look on the optimistic side of life when watching NUN OF THAT, which is a pitiful waste of celluloid.
It is hard to imagine that a movie this awful could get produced with nobody on the set considering a rewrite of the script. What is even harder to believe is that an entire cast and crew believed that this constitutes for humor. The humor doesn’t even work when they throw in a cameo by the founder of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman. The slapstick humor used to tell this story is comprised of jokes that were stale 10 years ago. One can only hope that this review finds you before you waste your hard earned cash on the DVD.
The far from uproarious nunsploitation centers around Sister Kelly Wrath (The luscious Sarah Nicklin.) She is known for having an issue with her temper but it is that temper that makes The Order of the Black Habit want to recruit her. Once recruited to take down the mob for the supernatural vigilante squad of nuns, she must learn the ways of the Black Habit from Jesus, Moses and Gandhi.
The concept may sound hilarious but the film squanders that with actors that can’t act. It is supposed to be a spoof but these actors have no talent to get that across on the screen. The direction is terrible, and there truly are no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
And to add insult to injury, there is an extremely out of place and lame musical number in Heaven.
With that being said, Camp Motion Pictures put together a decent DVD of this film with extras that will interest the family members of the cast and crew. Two commentaries from the director and crew get the ball rolling and that is followed by a 28 minute making of feature. It is hard to see how serious some of the cast take their pitiful performances and this has some unintentional camp value.
The major highlight is the Camp Motion Picture promo reel with trailers for “Video Violence” and “The Female Animal.”
NUN OF THAT is a sad tribute to horror, independent and exploitation films of yesteryear. The filmmakers seem to hold no regard for the intended audience because if they did they would have tried to put together a better product.
– Anthony Benedetto
- Interview with J.R. Bookwalter - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Andrew J. Rausch - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Screenwriter Jeffery Reddick (Day of the Dead 2007) - January 22, 2015
- Teleconference interview with Mick Garris (Masters of Horror) - January 22, 2015
- A Day at the Morgue with Corri English (Unrest) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Writer/Director Nacho Cerda (The Abandoned, Aftermath) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actress Thora Birch (Dark Corners, The Hole, American Beauty) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actor Jason Behr, Plus Skinwalkers Press Coverage - January 22, 2015
