Weirdsville is a Canadian film presenting a story of two slackers Royce (Wes Bentley) and Dexter (Scott Speedman) . When Royce’s girlfriend Matilda (Taryn Manning) overdoses on their stash and dies, they decide to bury her in an abandoned theatre. Things get out of control when they discover that some Satanists are performing a human sacrifice ritual in a place where they are going to bury the body.
The film has many moments where the director is successful in holding the suspense, but to a futile end. It is an idiosyncratic caper, built with a foundation of irreverence and broad comedy, executed with enough speed to help gloss over the errant ideas and performances. The movie is a dark farce, and while it doesn’t push buttons, it still reaches out to some fairly bizarre subplots that require the viewer to be comfortable with the comedic potential of black magic, graphic murder, and drug abuse.
Director Moyle shows great control over most of ‘Weirdsville,’ taking joy in Willem Wennekers’s screenplay by submerging the action in accelerated colors and embracing the slapstick nature of it all. There are moments where the film doesn’t quite know where to go. Does it give the characters a realistic portrayal of life-altering desire (as seen in Dexter’s attempts to kick his habit) or is all this nonsense played strictly for laughs? Moyle is often caught between the two approaches, leading to many scenes wallowing in pointless soul searching right after a bit of absurdity. The movie is neither a thriller, nor a comedy. It is at best be called a farce with weird plots. The fun and humor, the director seeks to dig out, fall flat. The viewers do not know whether to laugh or wait for an end to a covered suspense that ultimately stands futile. As for acting Bentley and Speedman gave some lively performances.
