Richard Gale
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

"The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon" is a short film of about ten minutes, which, right from the title, may give a certain idea about the director's style; The film in question is a hilarious and innovative Horror/Comedy, one of the best you can find around.

The plot, which at first glance may seem predictable, will turn out to be original: it is about a man being hunted by a ruthless killer blablabla, and so far everything seems fine, if it weren't for the fact that the murder will happen with a decidedly strange weapon: a teaspoon. No, his eyes won't be gouged out; the killer will beat the poor protagonist throughout the movie.

But let’s go in order. Initially, the unfortunate man lives his life in peace; then, out of nowhere, this man appears, hooded and dressed in a black robe, face painted white with wide eyes, who begins to chase him with a teaspoon in hand (by the way, the killer is very ridiculous, especially for his way of walking). The man tells his girlfriend, who, like in many Horror films, doesn't believe him and thinks he's crazy, leaving him; meanwhile, the poor man continues to be pursued by the teaspoon killer, who finds him in every place he hides.

The scenes resume with the protagonist tired, in tattered clothes and unkempt beard, struggling in vain to escape his tormentor, who mercilessly haunts him: he then decides to go to a medium, who reveals that the killer can never be killed because he is already dead.

At this point, a hilariously absurd part begins, in which the man is chased everywhere, in every country of the world, even underwater and even among monuments like the pyramids, while the narrator's voice repeatedly insists "again and again and again and again and again and again and again..", at the end of which the man, weak and exhausted from the continuous "teaspoon hits", decides to fight back: having procured weapons of all kinds, from uzis to bazookas, he starts shooting everything he has at the enemy, even using a tank, but as you might imagine, all this is in vain.

In the finale, the man is seen, aching and swollen with bruises, collapsed on the ground as he drags himself, with the torturer behind with the fateful teaspoon; when suddenly... the murder weapon breaks! The man is just about to smile when the killer opens his robe, revealing a dozen teaspoons. Choosing the first one he finds, he ridiculously finishes off our poor hero.

Definitely worth watching. It’s not a film that needs to be understood, nor is it a cheap short film (in fact, it has won a total of 12 international awards), but rather a way to guarantee a couple of laughs. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a good laugh.