Chambers, a serial killer who've murdering people by ripping their hearts out has been convicted to be electrocuted. The man dies, or so it seems at first, but later he wakes up when being examined at a hospitals morgue and goes on a rampage there, killing all in his way while searching for a new body to transfer his soul into. He has one special girl in mind who's a patient at the same hospital, and now, she and a bunch of other people have to try to find a way out before they all fall victims to the deranged killer.
Heartstopper is a new slasher film from Anchor Bay that for most of the time usually have some pretty good releases, but this time it just wasn't quite good enough. I found it very problematic to sit through this whole film without falling asleep, and the reason for that is simply that it really has nothing new to offer and I'm quite sick of these types of new horror movies that tend to fall into that catagory. The film reminded a bit about See No Evil since we're dealing with a big bald insane killer and a bunch of people trying to escape a gruesome faith. While See No evil wasn't the most original new flick either, I still felt that it was a lot more entertaining than Heartstopper proved to be. Still, if you're a fan of slasher flicks and don't care too much about originality, a clever story or semi-crappy acting, then Heartstopper might just be your cup of tea.
What I hated most about this flick was the fact that the serial killer named Chambers kept walking around preaching his BS too much. It gave the film a quite ridiculous feel and it was pretty sickening to keep hearing his stupid ramblings. A good idea would be to record all this crap and put it on if you would find yourself having trouble falling asleep, it's so boring so you'd snooze off in a minute. Luckily, the guy doesn't preach at all times and we actually get to see some good heart-ripping action inbetween. It's nothing wrong with the way he kills people and the gore is definitely there for fans of that. Thing though is that you've probably seen all the stuff the film has to offer before, so expect nothing new.
 
Story-wise it's about a girl named Sara who tries to take her own life but fails and ends up in a hospital. Meanwhile, a serial killer named Chambers has been electrocuted and his body is brought to the same hospital for examination. Now, apparently the guy's not dead after all (ever seen Shocker?) and as soon as he wakes up he starts killing people to left and right while looking for Sara that's gonna be his host body. Along with some other people at the hospital, Sara has to try and find a way out before the killer catches up with her. Ok, so it's a bit cheesy and not the least bit original, but might provide some entertainment for fans of the genre.
The special effects used in this movie are not of the very good kind, but it's a bit forgivable since the movie has this pretty strong 80's feel to it which makes it seem a bit better, even though you know that it was made in 2006. The dialogue in the movie is absolutely horrible and makes no realistic sense at all. Ok, it's a slasher flick and you know that it's only a movie that you're watching, but the crappy dialogue alone makes it hard to actually feel some real tension and suspense when watching it. The acting is overall not extremely bad, but I wouldn't go as far as saying that it's any good either. The characters are not very belivable, you don't feel anything for them and the serial killer has no mystery to him at all, and plus that, he talks way to much shite...shut up already!
Don't expect anything new and if you're a horror fan, you've most likely seen it all before. The serial killer didn't feel intimidating enough and all his preaching almost made my ears bleed. I can appreciate movies like this once in a while, but unfortunately Heartstopper didn't have much going for it. I would only recommend you to check this one out if you're a die-hard fan of the genre.
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MOVIE YEAR: 2006
DIRECTOR: Bob Keen
WRITING CREDITS: Vlady Pildysh
GENRE: Horror, Slasher
CAST: Robert Englund, Meredith Henderson, James Binkley
COUNTRY: Canada
RUNTIME: 92 min
RATING: 3/10
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