'Knife Edge' : A Waste of a Day Off

I can't say that I had high hopes for this movie, being that it was written and directed by Anthony Hickbox (the slumlord of films who gave us 'Waxwork', 'Hellraiser III', and 'Warlock: Armageddon'); still, I didn't think it would be a complete waste of time. I have never been so wrong...

I don't quite know how a movie with an exquisite premise and wonderful cinematographer can turn out so unbearably bad... Actually, I think I do know. The lead actress (Natalie Press, as Emma) delivers one of the worst performances by a leading lady I have ever seen! Her half-assed acting gives the movie a bland feel to it -- and she is the main character!

What pains me most about this film, is that it had so much potential. The storyline was chock full of mystery, debauchery, double-crossing and everything else that makes for a good and classic mystery. Apparently though, when the film crew began to roll, no one could wrangle-in the loose ends.

Natalie Press isn't solely to blame for the films faults though. A lot of the blame goes to the film's editor (whose name is mysteriously absent from the credits). The editing job on this movies is so god-awful that in a few scenes, the characters lines are cut-off before they finish speaking. It almost seems like the studio who produced this piece of refuse knew what a terrible monster they had been a part of creating and gave only a limited amount of time for editing -- not wanting to waste any more money.

All in all, this movie was a great disappointment to me. Especially with so much potential. My advice to you day-offers, is to stray away from this movie and not waste the same amount of life as I already have. If you feel like you want to waste your time, waste it with one of Hickbox's other garbage: like 'Warlock', 'Waxwork' or the innumerable other flops he has produced.