Official Synopsis:
When Roman’s girlfriend disappears, he expects to find her in the arms of another man. Instead he finds her held captive by a pair of elderly and unstable political radicals armed with cases of decades-old and highly explosive dynamite. The villainous duo has been conducting illicit experiments on young girls lured to their home via the internet, and unless Roman can free his young love from their clutches, she’s likely to end up in pieces due to a generous slathering of nitroglycerin. A delirious old school horror picture with the most memorable villains in years at its core, Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s Cold Sweat is an unforgettable shocker loaded with wildly imaginative and stylish action.
Our Take:
Cold Sweat was a pretty interesting take on an established horror storyline. We‘ve seen the kidnapped/experimented on plot a thousand times before, but this time we have older guys as the bad guys tricking girls from the internet. So you get a quality established story with a new twist. It’s not 100% slasher material because there aren’t a whole lot of deaths, but it definitely fits in the horror genre. It’s a bit thriller-ish, but you do expect that. I wanted a bit more because there really is no back story or character development, but hey, it is a horror film after all.
Special Features:
- Director’s Commentary
- Deleted/Extended Scenes
- Behind The Scenes
- Easter Egg Poster Gallery
- Comic Book
- Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
Conclusion:
Cold Sweat isn‘t the best thriller/horror flick ever made, but for a genre known for horribly bad films, it‘s not too bad. You got some crazy bad guys, some explosives, some nudity, some people who you want to see be killed, all the things you want/need in a horror flick. I think horror fans will like it. The women in it are pretty hot, the bad guys pretty crazy and the concept pretty over the top.
RECOMMENDED FOR GENRE.
Overall Picture:
Movie: B
Extra Features: B+
