Slayed (2020) is a horror movie recently released on Amazon Prime about a water treatment plant in Arizona that had a massacre take place on the property years ago. On Christmas Eve with a bare minimum work crew the original killer returns and starts the killing spree again. This movie is directed by and stars Jim Klock (Red Letters) and the cast also contains Mike Capozzi (Secreta in the Woods),Coel Mahal (The Real Deal with Nancy) and Kyra Kennedy (Blue Bloods). This movie is made by your neighbor bad. The script and acting is dreadful...so are the Santa Clauses's "Ho, Ho, Hos." I think it was supposed to be creepy but instead it was definitely cheesy. The scene the maintenance worker jumps in the water, swims back and forth and comes back with an arm had me cracking up. Overall, this is awful and I wouldn't recommend watching it. I'd score it a not so solid 1.5/10.

Granted, from the movie's cover/poster alone, then it was pretty obvious that this was not going to be spectacular movie experience. But on the odd chance that "Slayed" might actually be one of those horror movies that are so bad that they are actually enjoyable, then I sat down to watch this 2020 horror from writer Jim Klock.

And true enough, "Slayed" wasn't exactly top notch entertainment. Sure, the movie was low budget, but it actually had a decent enough production value to it, which helped make the movie sort of semi-watchable. But the storyline just didn't offer much of any enjoyment for me, so this movie ended up being a bit of a drag and a bore.

The acting in the movie was adequate, taking into consideration the type of movie it is and the movie's budget. But hey, at least it appeared like the people starring in the movie had a blast working on the project. But from a viewer's aspect, then the characters in the movie were way too bland and the dialogue was just somewhat stagnant.

As for "Slayed" being a horror movie, well... It might be stretching it a bit; either that, or I am just too much of a seasoned veteran to the horror genre. Sure, if you are a newcomer to the horror genre, then I believe that there would be some elements of horror to "Slayed". But for someone having grown up on horror movies and spent the last 35+ years watching horror movie then "Slayed" just didn't have the ingredients.

Provided that you make it through "Slayed" the first time around, I highly doubt that you'll ever find yourself returning to watch this 2020 horror movie a second time. Why? Well, simply because the movie just doesn't have the contents to support more than a single viewing.

My rating of "Slayed" lands on a less than mediocre three out of ten stars. I wasn't entertained by this movie from directors Jim Klock and Mike Capozzi.

I wasn't too impressed with the film overall but it was fun. I think that was the intention (at least I hope it was). The acting is pretty weak sometimes but the movie still ends up working way better than it should. If you like movies like Silent Night, Deadly Night then you should really enjoy this one.