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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Went in to this film not expecting much as I checked out some positive reviews and decided to give it a watch. For the most part I enjoyed the plot it was simple yet almost Cabin Feverish.The things that went downhill for this film were two main things for me and those are... #1 the acting from Arielle Brachfeld (Angela) was pretty cringe worthy itself. The scenes with her and Rae are almost impossible to watch without turning your head in disbelief. Her alone made me nearly turn off the film but I kept watching hoping for a gruesome death.#2 was how ridiculously long of a build up this film had... I literally sat through 45-50 minutes of nothing but story telling of Rae & Angela's characters pretty much. IMO when you have a 90 minute or less window for the film do not spend 50 minutes messing around and if you do you better have good reason for it.However, with those two negatives out of the way the film was pretty decent in the rest of the departments. Effects were good for the low budget. The acting from the rest of the crew wasn't bad either... It's good for low budget horror film goers.

Chemical Peel is a hell of a clever little genre-bending psychological thriller/horror from some indie filmmakers who kind of know what they're doing. At first glance, it may just look like another low-budget horror thing thrown together, but once the sh** gets going, you realize it's anything but. It's no masterpiece by any measures, but a valiant effort from some first-time filmmakers.Watched this on Amazon and it actually intrigued me so much, I had to buy the DVD, too. I've actually watched it several times over the last week and every time I do, I notice something different. Specifically, with the characters. It's the little nuances -- an empty seat in a car, a Jesus-Christ pose in the shower, the Freudian slips in dialog, etc.-- that really stand out from others in the low-budget horror realm. I don't want to give too much away, of course, so I'll keep it brief.But I will say that it's really interesting how the filmmakers gave each character (at least the five main ones anyway) a very specific psychological arc and how each one really responds to the terrors that happen differently. Too often in films nowadays, when disaster strikes everyone becomes the same boring character and that doesn't happen here. In Chemical Peel, each character is her own person. And that's another thing, bravo to these filmmakers for the all- woman cast and not being afraid to actually make them feel real. Oh, and also thank you, Chemical Peel, for Angela. I love Jordan, Elise and Ray too but Angela is one of the more fascinating complex, darkly funny characters I've seen in a horror flick in long time. It seems like the more negative reviews about this film focus on hate for her, even ones that go as far as to express how much the reviewers would love to physically assault her. I personally think those kinds of statements say more about the reviewer than they do about the character, but hey what do I know?Anyway, I can honestly recommend this film to anyone who likes character-driven horror stories. Though it's clear the perfect ratings are most likely friends/family of the filmmakers and the 1 star ratings are just trolls, Chemical Peel is better than the 5- star rating average it currently holds as this is far from your average movie.

I'll be honest, I thought it started a bit slow, but once the chemicals hit the fan, it gets sorta...hypnotic. The setup puts these girls in an isolated spot (no cell phone service, so you know it's trouble), and then traps them there with a deadly poison outside the ranch. Things slowly start to fall apart (literally and figuratively), but enough happened that it remained interesting. I thought it was a pretty effective thriller, and when I say horrible in a good way, I mean precisely that. What transpires in this film is quite horrible, though I can promise there's at least one character who kind of deserves it.

So many "OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That was so gross!!!!" moments! I really loved how this horror film attempts to explain the 'monster' instead of leaving you asking so many questions.The character development is not lacking as we quickly love our leading lady and loathe the agitator. Lots of solid revenge moments and one epic shower scene (don't worry, its all bloody gore)! I hate when horror films have blood that is fake but it LOOKS FAKE! This looks like the real deal, especially when its all over the floors and our heroes. After seeing this film at the premier, I can't wait to get my copy and watch it this season. I am pretty sure my face will peel off with all the extras on the DVD and I can have a digital copy to take with me where ever. Yay!