Idle Hands shouldn't work…actually horror/comedies shouldn't work. Horror and comedy are at two complete opposites of the emotional spectrum. Comedy, obviously, is the lightest of light, whereas horror is the worst of the worst, the sense of impending tragedy, especially when one's own life is in peril. Some would say that the Scary Movie series have, in general, been funny, but that is the point. They are comedies spoofing the horror genre, and are exempt. Some horror movies with light elements, such as American Werewolf in London or The Lost Boys, work, but they don't purport to be anything other than a horror movie, and the comedy comes from the touches of levity that actually makes the horrible more horrible.

Idle Hands is a horror/comedy…in spades. Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) is the ultimate slacker. Constantly stoned, never goes to school, and can't even be bothered talking to the hot chick, Molly (Jessica Alba) who lives in his street. He is so lazy, that he can't even be bothered to use two hands…which gives something evil an opportunity to take over. Along with his friends Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson), neighbour Randy (Jack Noseworthy) and assassin of evil Debbie LeCure (Vivacia A. Fox), Anton needs to find a way to get rid of the evilness hiding within his body.

If you feel like watching something a little Evil Dead 2, a little Buffy the Vampire Slayer or a little Cheech and Chong (there is a lot of dope smoking in this movie), this is your hot pick. There are heaps of references to other horror movies in this film, and many guest appearances by people from the music world (Tom Delonge and The Offspring come to mind). It is not heavy, is very funny, and has some inventive deaths (which should satisfy the horror head), and is just a perfect popcorn movie. It was never going to bring in a new legion of horror fans, or be a dawning of a new golden era of horror but there are worse ways to spend 92 minutes. Besides, Jessica Alba is in it.