Blu-ray Review – The Carpenter

Slasher cinema heads to the home improvement aisle in 1988's "The Carpenter," as writer Doug Taylor ("In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," "Splice") looks to turn a tale of household renovations into a bloodbath. The material has a little more than simple violence, inspecting a psychological meltdown and all the trouble it provides for the main character, who retreats to a weird place of comfort to deal with her issues. For a low-budget offering, "The Carpenter" is competently assembled by director David Wellington, who puts care into shots and at least a few of the performances. The picture is missing a killer instinct, refusing to go wilder with a premise that invites screen craziness, but it scores in small amounts, aiming to be a little stranger than the average genre endeavor. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com