The original version of this movie came out in 1984 and was a funky, wacky, low-budget cult hit. This new version casts Peter Dinklage as the hard-working employee of the healthcare company emitting deadly waste. After being tossed in the toxic goo, he emerges as a highly-mutated, but strangely powerful creature with a lethal mop. His primary target is the man who runs that company, played by an over-the-top Kevin Bacon. Actually, the point of this franchise is over-the-top. Not only is the story rather preposterous, the writing, directorial style, production design and effects are pushed to hilarious absurdity. There are inside jokes, including the graphics, that add to the fun. Dinklage brings the same talent he does with his dramatic roles to this comic character. The cast also includes Elijah Wood in his fun version of Igor. The violent scenes feature quickly dispatched kills in funny and inventive ways, thanks primarily to that mop. The pace romps along with wild abandon. I looked up my original review and this final line still applies, “The absurdity of it all and the grisly killings should appeal to the sick-witted.” NOTE: Stay thru credits for breakfast. 
(3.5 / 5)
