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Debbie Rochon vanishes into Jane Toppan
I am a huge fan of actress Debbie Rochon and her work and I know I'm not the only one. She has being doing awesome acting in independent films for years and stands out in any role she is cast. Both American nightmare and her portrail of twisted killer Jane Toppan have won much praise and acclaim from audiences and rightfully so.

American Nightmare a well shot and all round well acted independant slasher film that is fresh and original and has clearly being crafted with love and care not seen in many indy films by the director. The film relies more on psycological horror rather than buckets of blood, which is terrible when it is done baddly but here it works brilliantly due to competant directing and Miss Rochon's amazing performance.

Debbie Rochon seems to completely dissappeare into her character, she done plenty of prep work and research to get into character and that is completely visble on screen. Occasionally Jane Toppan goes into a kind of psychotic outburst, I especially like these scenes the raw energy and anger is so genuine that we truely believe that what we are seeing is a disturbed murder.

The fact that we believe so much in the Jane Toppan character makes the film so very much more suspenseful to watch as she stalks and destroys her prey. The unfortunate victims are all nice looking completely innocent every day people, which makes as feel sorry for them as they are slain. So many slasher movies expect us to feel pity for the total jerk characters when they are mutliated by mask wearing indestructable killers, and thankfully American Nightmare is completely free of these common slasher cliches. All the actors are great and characters are fleshed out blelievably. After seeing the making of documentory I realise that this is due to a thorough casting process under taken by the director.

I guess that anyone who doesn't like this very cool and well made film has a problem with the some what abstract type ending. I personally liked it as it also doesn't have a quick fix now we can live happily ever after ending and also the surviving victims at the end of this film are visibly distraught, unlike other slashers where they are like happy "we got away" as though they forget about all their friends who were just killed the last couple of days. Also we get a gilmpse into the killers own life and heartache.

I must say that anyone who apperciates a well crafted and thought out horror film will enjoy american nightmare immensely. And words or at least my words, cannot completely praise the amazing performance of Debbie Rochon.

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'NIghtmare' being the operative word...
Although it's quite nicely done (even giving you the impression that it was shown at all, ever, anywhere...) they really need to change the trailer on this DVD package to something like -'This summer.... You will watch the most awful film in the entire universe....'. This dreadful beyond belief so-called horror film contains zero scares, zero special FX, and is crammed full of the worst acting imaginable. It's the tale of a a small group of paper thin characters, sitting around in a coffee house phoning a radio talk show about their greatest fears, who are gradually offed one by one by a female nutcase who's listened in and opts to make those fears a reality. To be honest I don't even know why she did it, nor did I even really care as I forwarded through the last 40 minutes hoping for something salvageable from American Nightmare. And no, I didn't find anything. But the film does at least raise a lot of questions. Questions like: Who on earth was the guy who wrote the two line recommendation of this film on the back cover that enticed me into renting it? Do they still have a job? I hope not...

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Don't even consider watching this film!!!
I cannot believe how bad this film was. Most of my time was spent hitting the fast forward button hoping there would be something, anything that made it all worth while. There wasn't. I generally love low budget horror flicks which is why I gave this one a try. There wasn't a single scary moment or even much blood? I even watched the making of the movie hoping there would be something that would give me a clue regarding a "plot" or what the movie was even about. We knew who the killer was immediately but never found out why? The making of the movie was actually more enjoyable to watch than the movie. I don't usually review films but if I could save just one person from seeing this, it's worth it. I actually purchased this movie based on a review that I had read. I've learned my lesson, always read all the reviews for a movie you've never heard of. Needless to say, my copy has been recycled.