He Knows (2022)

He Knows (2022). He Knows: Directed by Steven Morris. With Lynn Lowry, Julie Anne Prescott, Jessa Flux, Shawn C. Phillips. A masked killer known as Sammy the Elf punishes the naughty of a small Midwestern town for the holidays.

“As far as home-made horrors go, this one is definitely in the top tier of the lowest grade – but itu0026#39;s not without some issues that are hard to get over.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMainly, that there is some really poor casting, and some of the acting is quite bad.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor example, they have a 15 year old girl- with tits and acne- playing a ten year old girl…which just doesnu0026#39;t work, as it comes off as completely unbelievable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith there being acting issues, pretty much across the board (less a few exceptions).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story revolves around a serial killer that is supposed to an elf, named Sammy, who has taken it upon himself to reap vengeance on the naughty- no matter what age they might be.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt begins in the past, with Sammy killing a boy and his step father.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBefore fast forwarding to the present, with the surviving children from the flashback now being parents themselves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd Sammy returning for a second round of killing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo the filmmakersu0026#39; credit, they do a pretty good job of character development in this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith the lore being sufficient enough to drive the plot forward.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, if you can get over the horrible acting, and poor casting choices…itu0026#39;s actually a pretty competent Christmas themed slasher.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhich was much more engaging and entertaining than I expected it to be.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe elf is basically just a guy in a mask…which would normally be a fail…but they manage to work a reasonable explanation for this into the plot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo it doesnu0026#39;t end up being too bad in the end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only thing that really kills the vibe is the aforementioned casting of the little girl.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut that aside, itu0026#39;s certainly a worthwhile little slasher…especially if you donu0026#39;t expect much going into it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePlacing it, solidly, among the top tier of the lowest grade of low budget horrors.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut itu0026#39;s where it belongs…on tubitv.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e3.5 out of 10.”