The Film (1.5/5)

After buying a new digital camera, a couple decide it's time to act on one of their darkest desires, murdering someone and documenting the whole process. It starts out simply enough, almost coming off like a joke. But soon it seems they are going to go through with it. Only problem is one of them is starting to question why.

In terms of popular trends in Horror cinema, the one I've always found as a tough sale is the found footage movie. There have been some truly amazing films in the subgenre (LAST BROADCAST, BLAIR WITCH PROJECT), but most of the time I find myself stuck with the subpar or just plain terrible ones. After a promising start, CAPTURE KILL RELEASE (2016) sadly falls into that latter category.

The movie begins with a wholesome vibe and plenty of black humor, which reminded me of the surprisingly well made THE CREEP (2014). But after meeting the lovely couple of Jennifer and Farhang (using their real names, Jennifer Fraser and Farhang Ghajar), the movie falls apart as they start finding their victims. With plenty of unpleasant jokes about not killing handicapped people or anyone who is gay.

Since were stuck with these two unlikeable people, the film turned into an endurance test. When the actually death scenes begin, we are stuck with some lazy shock set pieces, and some grisly saw footage. But once they start making the gore effects comical I completely checked out. The last third of the movie has some promising build up as the marriage starts to fall apart, but the final payoff is a major let down.

Audio/Video (3.5/5)

Eureka release the movie with a 2.0 Dolby Digital audio mix. The sound is muffled in some spot. But this is mostly thanks to the found footage nature of the piece. The sound effects are crisp, and the background isn't too loud. There is no hiss or pops. But the overall volume is still too soft.

The upconvert to 1080p HD transfer looks fine on my Blu-ray player. There is some motion blur and the darker scenes are too murky. The rest of the picture looks fine. Oddly enough the "VHS" sections of the film are some of the best filmed and lighted.

Extras (2.5/5)

We get deleted scenes, "Untreated" VHS sequences, and a trailer gallery with teaser, festival, and theatrical trailers.

Overall (2/5)

CAPTURE KILL RELEASE has a few choice moments, but I felt like I was looking at my watch too often. Not unwatchable but dull when it's not trying too hard to be gross. Unless you’re a die-hard found footage fan, I would suggest skip it.