The main characters had so many opportunities to just walk away and avoid the Plasterhead boogie man in this film. And, yet, they didn't. Of course, if they had, there would be no film. But, screenwriters have to do better than this. They need to inject a reason that the innocent cannot escape.I had high hopes for this effort, but it was extremely disappointing.Now, about that atlas: We're told that the disfigured villain was an over-the-road trucker on his way from Maine to Florida when he stopped in this town for a beer.But, the movie is set in West Virginia! How lost was the trucker?Reference is made to "Highway 95." Well, Interstate 95 would be the logical, direct route from Maine to Florida... but it doesn't come remotely close to West Virginia.Mistakes like this just shouldn't happen. It takes astute viewers out of the movie entirely.You'd be wise to stay out of this motion picture, too.

First off, I must comment on how well many of the shots were setup. So much of the cinematography looks amazing for a low budget horror film... Then there's the movie itself...I understand the restraints of working with low budgets, but "Plasterhead" is supposed to be the legend of a severely disfigured guy who lives in an old shack out in the woods, that no one has visited in several years. Fair enough, but how hard can it be to find a rundown old house? It seems I see them all the time and I live in a nice area of town. "Plasterhead" appears to be up on the latest home decor fashions, as his (really nice) house is spotless inside and out, and looks as though Martha Stewart may have lent him a hand while decorating (he obviously knows his way around with a putty-knife)... Come on! With the exception of Ernest Dancy as "David", the acting is laughable at best. The main portion of the story takes place in West Virginia (where people have Southern accents), yet only the waitress (who can't act) seems to grasp this concept. Wait till you get a load of the guy playing the sheriff... He's supposed to be a backwoods hillbilly type, but is obviously from the east coast and attempts a (southern?) accent, which unfortunately sounds a lot more like a mentally impaired guy from Brooklyn (quite ridiculous throughout)... The story is down-right stupid, and it's ineptness leads a beautifully shot film right into the gutter. Add the bad location scouting and lack of acting talent, and you are left with a complete mess of all of the above...There are far better low budget Indies out there if you know where to look.

A group of friends on their way to Miami for Christmas break take a backwoods detour to avoid highway traffic. There, in middle-of-nowhere West Virginia, the friends run afoul of a faceless murderer who roams the woods looking for unaware victims.Using a tired old story with the typically undertalented cast, and the typically low-quality audio & video, and the typically subpar script. However, even without these three important components, a film can still find a way to be, at least, entertaining. Look at all the great B-movies that have come out over the years. They still hold an enjoyability factor that goes unmatched by 'quality' cinema. While Plasterhead doesn't have the same entertainment value that most of the classic B-movies have, it's still relatively watchable compared to other films in its category. Also, compared to those films, the direction & cinematography are both fairly well done. The film has a nice mix of comedy spread throughout, most of it unintentional. For instance, the biggest mystery of the film would be trying to figure out all of the continuity errors. Snow disappears and reappears (creepy!). Waitresses give out wrong orders. A house that's sat empty for a period of time is in perfect shape, extremely clean, and (best of all) has hot running water. Much of the story makes little sense. The killer randomly goes around murdering townies (who are still IN TOWN and not in the scary woods), even though he never does that. I mean, town's safe, that's why they moved there, right? Well, unless you're just innocently drinking in the local bar, that is. It's not a good film. At all. In fact, it's pretty bad. But, there are enough reasonably okay elements that make it good for a watch. Or, you can watch it for the really bad elements and have a few laughs. Either way, it's entertaining enough, but I still wouldn't recommend it.Obligatory Slasher Elements:Violence/Gore: There are some cool kills (I particularly liked the barbed-wire one(s)), and the gore's not too bad-looking.Sex/Nudity: There's a bit of unimpressive nudity at the beginning, but that's all.Cool Killer(s): I liked the idea. It's nothing new, just a deformed man seeking vengeance for being deformed. But, faceless and disgusting? Cool.Scares/Suspense: Eh, I didn't even find many good jump scares, let alone any quality suspense.Mystery: Not really any at all.Awkward Dance Scene: Ah, no. No opportunities, unfortunately.- -Final verdict: 4/10. Fairly generous here, I think.-AP3-

On paper this movie looked good for fans of the 'slasher'genre. It starts of OK, but as soon as the four main characters are introduced, it all goes downhill fast. Their performances are not great, not even good. But it is not there where this movie fails. Since there is no thrill of tension in the story, the makers decided to work with 'scary' music, throughout the e-n-t-i-r-y film. This will get on your nerves within 15 minutes or so, and you forget about the bad acting. For the gore hounds there's more bad news: there seemed to be no money at all for special effects or gore so all you get to see is people lying in blood. The plasterhead himself could have been scary, but the film simply doesn't work on any level. The killer is like a Candyman (also black and murdered and now the town's urban legend) and the murders are taken directly from films like "Friday the 13th" but without effects. Two examples of how stupid the reactions of the characters in the story are: -When the sheriff finds two bodies, he decides to have a quick drink before checking what the hell is going on and if he is in any danger. -The last two survivors explain the whole story to the sheriff while they are being chased by the killer (come on..) I myself am a great fan of slashers such as "Friday" and "Hills have eyes" but I still wonder why I saw this one 'til the very end..