The Hanged Man

Not bad for a first effort
Very frugal budget. Interesting concept of random strangers who meet in a chat room and plan a group suicide. I liked the plot twist when it was discovered that one of the members of the group had a very different agenda. It was obvious early on that one can be whoever one wants to be in cyberspace. I suspect the original screenplay did a much better job of character development - which suffered on the editing room floor.

Not great, but not a total waste
There were a couple places the story line could have been stronger, a couple spots that were a little disjointed, and a couple spots where it dragged just a bit. The end isn't really shocking, but it is a creepy movie.

An impressive thriller with great depth and originality
Where would we be without indie filmmakers? The Hanged Man is a real gem of a film featuring - dare I say it? - some actual originality, a really impressive script, solid acting, and a story that actually develops rather than being obvious from the start. I can even report a rare sighting of actual character development here. Rarely have filmmakers done more with such a low budget (estimated at two hundred thousand dollars). Director Neil H. Weiss and writer Glenn B. Hopper III have done Tennessee-based Starbox Pictures proud with this effort.

Having expressed their suicidal thoughts to one another in a chat room, six tormented souls have assembled at a remote barn to kill themselves as a group. No one wants to die alone, and the de facto leader of the group, Dwarfstar, has promised to bring along some "magic juice" that does the job quickly and painlessly. There's just one problem - Dwarfstar is a no-show. Soco, the member of the party you would least like to meet...

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