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HelloHerman is a movie that tells the story of how bullied kid Herman Howards goes from being a student to a murderer of 39 students, two teachers and a police officer. When Herman reaches out to Journalist Lax Morales asking to tell his story on his show, Lax must "explore Herman's demon's while at the same time his own." (Apple Trailers). Basically, the movie looks to be focusing on less of the actual event and more on why he went on a shooting spree and why people (specifically kids) become murderers.
Two words: Emotionally. Draining. The entire premise; a bullied kid goes on a shooting spree with hopes to explain his story to a journalist who has undergone his own personal challenges... like his wife dying... seems pretty dark (an understatement) to me. Just from the trailer I was drained, but a two hour movie? There may be some sort of grind involved here and I personally will not watch this unless I can fully invest myself into it.
There also seemed to be some cheesy acting wrapped up in it. Don't take my word for it since it was just a trailer and could be due to the person cutting the clips did not do it in a way that complimented the acting. But the first part of the trailer seemed like the actors were trying too hard to be extreme jerks and exaggerated their words a little too much, where the second part seemed underacted and anti-climactic.
And was I the only one that didn't find the soundtrack to this trailer appealing? When I watch a trailer to a movie I want the soundtrack to flow and have meaning, and this just didn't do that for me. The breaks in the track didn't overpower me the way a song in a trailer should, affecting the overall tone of the trailer.
Some things seemed a little bit over-the-top as well: like execution of the boy live on TV. Oh, and when the reporter stated that if Morales lets Herman give his story to the public that he should have to watch Herman's execution while standing next to him. I get it, he's a murderer, he can quite obviously be seen as a crazy psychopath, but the way the trailer (and most likely movie) presented itself makes the victims seem almost like the bad guys. Sure, Herman was the one who went on the killing spree, but the reason he did that was because of all the bullies that tormented him day in and day out.
Norman Reedus looks to be playing a likable character once again; the character that we are rooting for and want to win. For that person, he seems to be the right fit. I love him in The Walking Dead and this role seems like it will be great for him. As for the actor who plays the kid (Garrett Backstrom) I didn't really see anything great from him, I don't know maybe he'll surprise but I doubt that anything of that sort will happen.
All I have got to say is that I am really rooting for Norman Reedus to pull this off, but that it is not looking so bright. I chose to review the trailer because I thought that it was an interesting concept; show how an innocent kid can become a murderer. But after watching the trailer, I was not very impressed.
Trailer Rate: Wait for DVD Release
Trailer Rating System (worst to best):
-No Hope
-Won't buy
-Wait for DVD release
-Watch in theater
-The Next Hit
P.S I realize that this movie was already released so many people have seen it, but it hits theaters on the 7th of June so I figured that I would review the trailer to it.
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