Tusk (2014)

This movie is much deeper than it may appear on the surface. I know not everyone is interested in delving into a film if it doesn’t appeal to them, and I understand that. I also understand that, for an audience expecting an engaging, supernatural, or entertaining horror movie, this might come across as particularly bizarre and eccentric. Moreover, it's a horror comedy, and horror comedies are often not well-received. In this case, it's a horror comedy that takes a distinctly grotesque and disturbing turn. I put myself in the shoes of someone watching this movie for the first time without any prior knowledge. The second half disorients you. You laugh, yes, but it's one of those nervous laughs, and you think, 'What the hell am I watching?' And the ending. That damn ending. It's a good ending, doesn’t it? The protagonist survives, so everyone should be satisfied, right? But who wouldn’t feel terrible for the protagonist?This horror comedy is much, much more than it might seem at first glance. The protagonist comes across as a jerk, selfish, unlikable, ambitious, indifferent—call him what you will. You expect him to suffer. But damn, what he goes through isn’t the usual punishment like a 'Saw'-style slasher gore. It’s something much worse. But there’s something good in it. His 'dehumanization,' in some way, restores his dignity. He’s more human now than he was at the start of the movie. It works better than any of Saw's traps.The only downside: I’ve heard that Kevin Smith intends to make a sequel, where the protagonist (rehumanized) might become the 'villain' in turn. Great, but that would kind of ruin his redemption. Let’s wait and see..."