G. Patrick Condon (Stephen Oates, Netflix's Frontier) is a filmmaker who has taken money from loan sharks and drank it all away. Now, he owes them a horror movie and can't afford the special effects, so he's just going to kill the cast and crew. Grace has always dreamed of being a famous actress and will do anything to get there. Her first big break is Condon's film, but she soon learns that she can't leave the set and will be recorded around the clock. And oh yeah, killed on film.

Incredible Violence is the first movie by G. Patrick Condon - yes, the same name as the character. Just like the movie you're watching as it is being filmed, cast and crew were not told what scenes were being shot and when until right before shooting, which happened continuously over a two-week period.

Just like Incredible Violence, the actors agreed to be locked inside the house for the entire filing of the movie and were only allowed to leave when their characters were killed. Well, trust me, they get killed left and right, as this is an incredibly bloody film. I'd say it's amazing that the characters stuck around for the entire filming, but then again, isn't that what happened for real? What happens when the director stops making decisions and the cameras keep rolling?

Incredible Violence lives up to its name while standing out from so many of the "me too" slashers that have clogged up streaming services and the shelves at WalMart.

Arriving at a secluded house, a desperate filmmaker tries to blow through the filming of his low-budget movie as quickly as possible only for the pressures of filmmaking to finally cause him and the rest of the crew to snap their sanity and place them all in mortal danger.

For the most part, there wasn't a whole lot to like with this one. One of the few memorable moments here is the fact that the film goes for a rather intriguing and modern take on the film-shoot-gone-wrong meta-horror film. Featuring the actress who's completely out of her element being on her first professional job against the others who have done it before and trained for it allows for a rather chilling time here when things start to go wrong as the idea of them not believing her due to the inexperience of shooting a movie is a far more realistic explanation for doing so. Instead of just laughing off the claims about someone killing the cast, their take of her not knowing the intricacies of filmmaking carries a fair amount of weight which is quite interesting to play out here. This adds a nice sense of tension and genuine thrills to the stalking scenes that transpire here as the killer coming along and doing it all for the sake of the film, turning victims around to face the cameras better or get the blood spray to face them. However, that's all that works here as the film has plenty of problems. Among the more troubling issues is the fact that this setup here doesn't generate any kind of likable qualities that forms the basis for the supposed comedy here. Instead, this is treated more like a quirky group of individuals who are simply well-worn tropes that have nothing all that much done differently with them. The fact that is supposed to be funny because the concept of these people running around the house who are aware of what's going on and mentioning the hip modern lingo during these conversations is nowhere close to generating a laugh. The actual film they're making doesn't raise suspicions based on the genuinely interesting proposition that they're simply doing the same thing over and over again without anyone mentioning or reacting to that valid point. On top of that, the film's other problem is that it simply makes no sense for the vast majority of its actions. The central concept for the film makes so little sense that it's hard to take seriously. With a finale that makes no sense at all and no motivation for anything that happens here, there's a lot of flaws here.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity and Language.

Condon has created a truly inventive story, taking common tropes from killer thrillers and exploitation cinema and putting a fresh spin on the standards. There is the classic psycho killer persona and a nice collection of young women. The story brings in elements of serial psychology and aspects of POV/CCTV that really grabs onto the whole guerilla filmmaking ideology. All blended in a storied span of comfortable and captivating cinematography.

"Incredible Violence" gets meta with all it's layered psychotica. At first I didn't think I would like the film. I expected it to fall apart and become a hot mess. Don't make that mistake when you set out to watch this movie. Condon does great at keeping the structure and continuity flowing. The acting varies from decent to great from scene to scene depending on the cast. Mostly I just became swept up in the story. That being said, there are a few moments that actions and dialog becomes clunky and muddled, but things rebound quickly.

The horror and violence is full frontal for most of the film's edgy, thriller scenes. It is brutal, exploitative and celebratory. However the cruelty and coldness has purpose. It isn't just for the sake of showing some blood stained flesh. It is shown in contrast to the antagonist's motivation. We are watching a movie of a movie in the making. One in which budget concerns and ingenuity are always an issue. Even flaws are arguably intentional, artistic elements. And superficially the kill sequences look good and at times intense.

Overall I enjoyed "Incredible Violence". It is creative and entertaining. The story is complex and complete. I found the characters to be fully developed, relatable characters instead of explotational fluff. The quality of the cinematography is nicely done considering the low-budget nature. The horror elements have purpose and maintain a gritty, affective quality. There are a few flaws but for the most part this is a indie horror worth checking out.