One knows what they’re getting with a movie called Gnome Alone: a lot of bad puns, hamfest acting and so-so (at best) make-up effects. While I didn’t care very much for the movie, it does deserve the “MST3K” treatment and the lead actress Kerry Knuppe wasn’t bad considering the material she was given.
Gnome Alone
(2015)
Genre(s): Horror, Fantasy
Lionsgate | R – 94 min. – $26.98 | January 20, 2015
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MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Timothy Woodward Jr. Writer(s): Glenn Ennis (written by) Cast: Verne Troyer, Kerry Knuppe, Josh Berger, Bill Oberst Jr., Marlon Young, Jolyne Lowery DISC INFO: Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
THE MOVIE – 1.0/5
Plot Synopsis: Just when Zoe (KERRY KNUPPE) thinks she’s all alone in this world, an old woman passes on her bewitched gnome (VERNE TROYER), who is bound by magic to protect his master. Zoe quickly realizes that he isn’t your garden-variety gnome when he begins eliminating her enemies in extravagant displays of revenge, and must find a way to stop him before she and her friends become victims of his trickery.
Quick Hit Review: I realize a movie titled Gnome Alone can’t be taken seriously so going in I knew this wasn’t going to be high art even by horror standards. But this is one of those movies that is only made to be mocked with nary a scary moment, ham acting by Troyer – though to be fair it did seem like at least he was having a good time – and poor performances by most of the supporting actors. For her part, Kerry Knuppe wasn’t bad in the lead, although I hope she gets some better material to work with in the future.
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.5/5
The Making of Gnome Alone (15:43) is a typical behind-the-scenes featurette and has interviews with the cast and crew as they discuss the project.
Also includes the Trailer (1:31) and Digital Copy.
VIDEO – 3.5/5 | AUDIO – 3.0/5
Gnome Alone creeps onto DVD presented with a 1.78 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio and outside of some lines that are visible in most standard def releases, it is an OK transfer with decent colors and for the most part clean in its appearance.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 track suffers from below average sound design where dialogue levels in certain scenes top out and are muddled while the music comes through well enough but nothing dynamic. There’s really not much to this track and I suppose for this genre and budget, it’s satisfactory.
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OVERALL – 1.5/5
Overall, one knows what they’re getting with a movie called Gnome Alone: a lot of bad puns, hamfest acting and so-so (at best) make-up effects. While I didn’t care very much for the movie, it does deserve the “MST3K” treatment and the lead actress Kerry Knuppe wasn’t bad considering the material she was given. The DVD released by Lionsgate has OK audio/video transfers while the bonus material was pretty average but better than nothing, I guess.
Published: 01/11/2015