Review: Chemical Peel DVD

Chemical Peel actually isn’t a half-bad little psychological horror-thriller even with some annoying characters that did tend to test one’s patience. Even so, it’s worth at least a rental as its distinguishable enough from other in the genre.

 

 

 

Chemical Peel
(2013)

REVIEW NAVIGATION
The Movie | Special Features | Video Quality | Audio Quality | Overall

Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller, Horror
Lionsgate | R – 95 min. – $26.98 | October 14, 2014

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Hank Braxton Writer(s): Dan Sinclair & Hank Braxton & Natalie Victoria & Arielle Brachfeld (story), Dan Sinclair (written by) Cast: Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfeld, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher, Leigh Davis, Lony’e Perrine DISC INFO: Features: Audio Commentaries, Featurette, Outtakes Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Subtitles: English, Spanish Region(s): 1

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS

A weekend trip by a group of friends — Rae (NATALIE VICTORIA), Angela (ARIELLE BRACHFIELD), Jordin (STEPHANIE GRECO), Elise (LACY FISHER), Deb (LONY’E PERRINE) and Kimberly (LEIGH DAVIS) — to the woods turns deadly when a nearby train accident causes a chemical reaction to overtake a secluded valley. But waiting out the disaster inside could prove to be just as dangerous as the outdoors.

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.75/5

Audio Commentaries – The film comes with two commentary tracks: 1) Director Hank Braxton, Writer Dan Sinclair and Producer Tarkan Dospil and 2) Actors Natalie Victoria, Arielle Brachfield, Stephanie Greco, Lacy Fisher, Leigh Davis and Lony’e Perrine.

Slow Burn: The Making of Chemical Peel (19:37) provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the movie was made and includes interviews with members of the cast and crew.

Also included is a set of Outtakes (4:22), the Trailer (1:31) and a redemption code for the Digital Copy.

VIDEO – 3.5/5 | AUDIO – 4.0/5

The movie is presented with a satisfying 16×9 enhanced, 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio while the Dolby Digital 5.1 track is semi-aggressive from the opening and provides for decent dialogue levels.

OVERALL – 3.0/5

Overall, Chemical Peel actually isn’t a half-bad little psychological horror-thriller even with some annoying characters that did tend to test one’s patience. Even so, it’s worth at least a rental as its distinguishable enough from other in the genre. The DVD released by Lionsgate surprisingly enough has some good features while the audio and video are perfectly adequate.

 

Published: 10/04/2014