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Jonathan Jackson

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Meagan Good

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Davetta Sherwood

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Steve Mason

John Zuur Platten

Karen Lauder

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Cindy Bond

Kristin Bicksler

Linda Gardar

Jennifer L. Parsons

Monroe Kelly

Randy Moore

Rodger Jacobs

Danny Wynands

Tim Rigby

Ed French

Karin Silvestri

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Scott E. Metzger

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Jim McConkey

Chris Ekstrom

Rachel Sage Kunin

Caleb Guillotte

Yoshiya Yamada

Ian Lynch

Doug Delaney

Thadd Day

Mike McLaughlin

John R. Elliott

Ryoji Takai

Greg Strause

Buddy Carr

Amy Tompkins

Donita Sather

Wendy Hoffmann

Shannon Erbe

Monique Reymond

Joel Sevilla

David Berman

Patrick Tatopoulos

John Pospisil

Mark Scovil

Audrey L. Anzures

Chris Wells

Randy Tambling

James Keys

Sam Sullivan

Stephen Beasley

Tommy Staub

Judi Townsend

Dawn Llewellyn

Susie Mendez Pfister

Colin Strause

Stuart Abramson

Nancy Collini

Patty Spinale

Alex Nepomniaschy

Kirk R. Gardner

Gilly Charbonnet

Jamie Maheu

Jerry M. Jacob

Jennifer Kamrath

Jessica Vliet

Shigeharu Tomotoshi

Charles 'Tom' Hinson

Tony Lamberti

Michael Meagher

Ann Walters

Kacie Haggerty

Alicia Johnson

Dale Robinette

Donna Chance

James Bomalick

Marc Fishman

Jason George

Lisa Markou

Troy Brown

Ben Wilkins

Karen Vassar Triest

Pamela Waggoner

Rick Sparr

Geoffrey G. Rubay

Mark Molina

Chuck Stringer

Joshua Cordes

Chris Watts

Harvey Weinstein

David Williams

Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw

Heidi Moneymaker

Bob Weinstein

_**Awesome swamp sets/photography, but prosaic story with too many slasher clichés**_  

In the mysterious bayous of Louisiana, a rugged outcast perishes in an odd accident in the swamp, but there’s evidence that he’s still alive & well. Meanwhile deaths start mounting. Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey and Rick Cramer head the cast.  

"Venom" (2005) was directed by the man who helmed the mega-successful “I know What You Did Last Summer” (1997), which gives you an idea of what to expect. The boggy locations and cinematography are top-of-the-line, making this possibly the best-looking film shot in the Louisiana bayous. Meanwhile Bruckner, Jackson and Cramer are effective in their roles. 

The story starts off compelling enough, but the Voodoo origin of the antagonist is too contrived and there are too many slasher clichés. It doesn’t help that the characters aren’t fleshed out enough to make them interesting. The tow truck driver is the most intriguing one until such-and-such happens. Then the flick becomes a tedious slasher comic book, although one macabre bit in the last act is well done.   

Agnes is pretty much the only highlight on the feminine front.

So everything is here for a great slasher in the swamp, but the script needed revamped with imagination. We’re left with an awesome LOOKING movie that’s sadly banal, dull and forgettable. 

The film runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Louisiana at Amite, Choctaw, Hammond, and New Orleans. 

GRADE: C

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