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Evil Pinocchio Unleashed in Twisted Tale
26 Jul
Summary
- Director re-imagines Pinocchio as a violent character.
- Film features gore effects and jump scares.
- Story follows Pinocchio's dark actions after bonding with James.
Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield continues his "Twisted Childhood Universe" with "Pinocchio: Unstrung," offering a dark, technically creative take on the classic wooden boy. This horror film reimagines Pinocchio as a gleefully violent entity, a concept that leverages the original story's macabre undertones.
The film's design highlights a craggy, splintery Pinocchio, a triumph of its puppetry and animatronics departments. "Pinocchio: Unstrung" delivers abundant gore and grisly moments, characteristic of a slasher film, though its scares are somewhat muffled.
An animated shadow theater prologue sets up Geppetto's creation of Pinocchio as artificial life. The narrative unfolds with Pinocchio bonding with his adopted brother James, only for Pinocchio's curiosity and vengeful instincts to lead to extreme violence.
The film progresses through a series of bloody setpieces, driven by a loosely coherent script. Pinocchio harvests human organs in his quest for humanity, with Robert Englund making an appearance as a version of Jiminy Cricket. Despite narrative shortcomings, the film showcases Frake-Waterfield's developing style.
