Directed by Drew Bell, this remake to Tod Browning's Freaks titled Freakshow tells the story about a gang of thieves, working as security guards in a traveling carnival, who plot to steal their rich owner's fortune. One of the thieves attempts to take the fortune herself by seducing the Boss and marrying him. The youngest member of the Freakshow stumbles across some of the gang members stealing food and she is murdered by them. When the murder is discovered, the freaks plot revenge. Thus begins the tale of Freakshow.....
I'll admit, for a low-budget remake, it wasn't too bad. Suprisingly, it did hold my interest til the very end..when I really didn't think it would as it got off to a rough start for me. I think the main faults I saw with this movie were the sex and the over-the-top gore. If it were scaled back, somewhat, I feel it would've made the movie just right. I totally agree with another reviewer here that if certain things were only implied and we were shown the result afterwards-it would have made the movie alot stronger. However, the way it is--it was okay, nothing special.
Don't let these other reviews sway you, though, the movie isn't a complete waste of time like they'd like you to believe. It is, I'm sorry to admit, a strange movie so to speak. True, the performances may lack here and there but it is a decent remake to Tod Browning's Freaks. I do prefer the original but I recommend the remake as well.
