I must hand it to writer/director Chad Ferrin. I was convinced that I would hate Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! But, I did not. I actually liked it.
Mindy (Charlotte Marie) is a hard working single mother to Nicholas (Ricardo Gray), who is a sixteen year old boy that is stricken with “Mental Retardation Cerebral Palsy.” Mindy’s boyfriend, Remington (Timothy Muskatell) is a bit of a douche bag with a fondness for hookers and cocaine. He also dislikes Nicholas, and the feeling is requited. Easter is Nicholas’s favorite holiday, as that is when his father died. When he is given a bunny by a homeless fella, Nicholas names it Easter Bunny, and finds solace in telling him his feelings about Remington. On Easter morning, Mindy is called to work a double shift and must leave her son in the care of Remington who promises that the two of them will be best friends by the time she gets home. This however, is not the case. Remington invites a friend of his to come over to “play” with Nicholas in exchange for cocaine, and then goes out to find hookers to bring back to party. Did I mention that he likes hookers and cocaine? That’s when things turn violent.
The first sigh of relief I exhaled was when it becomes clear that the killer is not a real rabbit, but rather a person wearing a bunny mask. I had horrible preconceived ideas of a bad life size bunny outfit trying to be passed off as a real creature killing people. Also quite pleasing is that while the film was a bit comical at times, it wasn’t too over the top. This coupled with the fact that the deaths were also not over the top, helped make a horror film centered around possibly the last holiday one would pick as the focal point, quite as good as any other horror franchise.
The only inconsistency in the film (that one may care about) was the varied acting talent, but the other elements of it provided an evenness that was surprisingly satisfying. Ferrin is a talented director. There were many interesting shots and the budget of $90,000 was quite well spent.
The ending was quite an interesting twist that unraveled in to a cheesy, bizarre scene, but it provides an absurd, happy ending that really fits just fine.
This, by no means is cinematic genius, but it definitely avoids all possible avenues that would lead to a horrible film, based on the premise of an Easter horror film. For example, it could have go the way of, oh I don’t know…Thankskilling? Folks who really like the horror genre will find entertainment in this, however, those who stick to the mainstream will not appreciate it.
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