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\"\"Hexed <\/strong>(1993)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Columbia\/Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 93 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated R (sexuality, nudity, language, violence)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Alan Spencer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Alan Spencer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Lance Rubin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: James Chressanthis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: January 22, 1993 (US)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Cast: Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelley, Ray Baker, R. Lee Ermey, Norman Fell, Michael E. Knight, Robin Curtis, Brandis Kemp, Pamela Roylance, Billy Jones, John S. Davies, Fred Mata.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $2.7M (US)<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0You have to be in the right frame of mind in order to enjoy the comedy Hexed<\/strong>. The only way to get there is to shut down your brain completely. It\u2019s as stupid and mindless as they come. If you can accept that, you might just find it funny.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Written and directed by one-movie-wonder Alan Spencer, Hexed<\/strong> centers on socially awkward hotel clerk Matthew Welsh (Gross, House II: The Second Story), a pathological liar always trying to make himself look like a big deal. In the opening scene, he crashes a fancy New Year\u2019s Eve party where he convinces a lonely socialite he\u2019s a wealthy English horse breeder. That is, until reality intrudes and forces him back behind the front desk beside Gloria (Shelley, The Unbelievable Truth), a co-worker with a no-so-secret crush. He\u2019s despised by his supervisor Simon (Knight, Date with an Angel), a mean, arrogant, testosterone-fuelled idiot who keeps trying to get him fired. Thankfully, the hotel manager (Fell, Three\u2019s Company) likes him a little better than he likes Simon. Who wouldn\u2019t?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Matthew\u2019s real troubles begin with the impending arrival of world-famous supermodel Hexina (Christian, The Hidden). Right away, he makes up a story about dating her in the past. Naturally, nobody believes him. Determined to make his story stick, he assumes the identity of the mystery man she came to meet. He picks her up in a \u201cborrowed\u201d luxury car and takes her back to his place where they engage in a night of wild sex. It isn\u2019t until the next morning that Matthew realizes Hexina is a complete psycho. That would be my assessment of any woman that comes at me with a butcher knife.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Matthew quickly realizes he\u2019s in over his head with Hexina. It turns out the guy she was supposed to meet is blackmailing her with incriminating photos of her former self. If they ever got out, they\u2019d spoil the image she worked hard to create. When she finally meets up with him, negotiations are brief. She shoots him in the head the minute he opens his door. It gets worse from there. If you guessed Hexina frames Matthew for it, you are 100% correct. Now a murder suspect, he tries to prove his innocence against a better liar than himself. Thankfully (or not), the detective on the case (Ermey, Full Metal Jacket) is the most thick-headed cop on the force.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I can\u2019t defend Hexed<\/strong> as a paragon of quality cinema. It most definitely is not. In fact, it\u2019s almost the complete opposite. While competently made, its IQ lies somewhere in the lower double-digits. Its humor runs the gamut from dumb to tasteless. It\u2019s consistent in aiming low and hitting the mark each time. The scene that best exemplifies this is the one where police beat a suspect while a bystander films it on a camcorder. Can you say \u201cRodney King\u201d?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Gross does a good job as the Walter Mitty-esque nebbish compensating for his humdrum existence with tales of grandeur. He craves excitement and adventure in his life. What is it Oscar Wilde said about being careful what you wish for? Matthew has to be one of the most clueless people on the planet. Here\u2019s a tip. If your date has you pull over so she can punch out a mime, she might have issues. Most guys would have bailed right after that episode. Here\u2019s another. If a girl asks you to help hide a body, she\u2019s probably not Miss Right (unless you\u2019re Ted Bundy). Christian plays it to the nines as Hexina, a beautiful woman with a crazy streak ten miles wide. It\u2019s easy to see why guys are attracted to her. She\u2019s sexy as hell. She reminds me of Kathleen Turner in her prime. She\u2019s hilarious when she turns psycho. Whether she\u2019s wielding a big butcher knife, clobbering somebody with a statue or fighting with somebody on a hotel rooftop, it\u2019s so OTT you have to laugh. It\u2019s always nice to see Fell whose grumpy old fart act never gets old. Shelley (tragically murdered in 2006) is sweet as the co-worker who believes in Matthew\u2019s innocence. Knight overacts without shame as Matthew\u2019s chief nemesis. He\u2019s the textbook definition of macho a-hole.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Hexed<\/strong> is the kind of movie made to play in empty theaters in January. As I recall, there weren\u2019t a lot of people in attendance when I took my then-girlfriend to a midnight showing at the local multiplex. As such, it\u2019s not that big a deal that I was the only one laughing. But laugh I did and loudly. Was I ashamed later? Surprisingly, no. I\u2019m still not embarrassed to admit I like this moronic movie. I still get a good laugh out of the running joke involving a rude guest (Baker, Total Recall) who gets caught up in the action. There\u2019s not a single frame of Hexed<\/strong> that can be taken seriously. It\u2019s funny, but depraved. Your liking it depends on how warped your sense of humor is. Me, I\u2019m a loon. Of course, I like it.\"\"<\/p>\n

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