If this was actually based on true events (I always take this line with a grain of salt), then I can see why Kevin Smith wanted to take this to the big screen but to say the approach was off is an understatement. There's just no sense of tone or effectiveness here.
Justin Long's character Wallace, is such an oddity. He's given absolutely no redeeming qualities or humor in his early scenes so are we really supposed to give a Shit when he is eventually turned into a walrus by a crazed ex - seaman? Is it supposed to be a funny situation or a disturbing one like The Human Centipede? I get the feeling it was more of the latter but Michael Parks' performance as the antagonist is so campy nothing registers as frightening.
It feels like such a waste of time with no merit as a horror movie or comedy, so many scenes register as completely blank and you're wondering what you're supposed to get from them, if anything. The ridiculously terrible makeup and costume used later on summarizes Tusk in a nutshell; ugly and full of blubber.
0/4
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