Toolbox Murders Details

Slow Beggining, Excellent Ending!!

The first hour of this film was a bit slow, with only a few murders, but when the girl finds out there Is someone living In half the the the appartment building other occupants can't access, things really start to hot up. I would have said after watching an hour of this film, don't bother, but once I'd seen the whole movie It would be a thumbs up from me!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not too bad

A modest return to form, after years and years of utterly unwatchable films, from the man who made the original (and still the best) 'The Texas chain saw massacre'. The idea of an occult building, hiding a nutter who preys on the losers and dreamers who come to Hollywood every day is okay, and writers and director have clearly enjoyed themselves hinting at the 'Babylon' side of Hollywood history, with Hooper making a fair fist of creating a properly creepy, lowering atmosphere within the apartment block.

On the other hand, he can't resist running through every cliche in the book (the ending is particularly annoying), which eventually means that too much becomes frustrating. And the budget is clearly so low, you might end up giggling at the way almost every shot has been cropped or straitened. Good stuff here, then, but continually compromised - although gore fans might especially enjoy the sporadic murders.