The cast and crew of a low budget horror movie get together for a wrap party at the home of the movies director. Unbeknownst to them the movie, titled Summer of Blood, has just been rejected by a Hollywood producer and the director of the film has gone a wee bit insane because of it. By insane I mean she’s decided that everyone must die.

Either you can handle low budget indies or you can’t. If you can’t then don’t watch this movie. It has issues like bad audio (although I have a screener copy so this could be improved with the upcoming release from Brain Damage), poor editing, low budget effects (why is the blood pink? Blood is the easiest and cheapest effect on the planet, there’s no excuse for pink watery blood), and some questionable talent.

Cutting Room does have some things in its favor. Yes it’s cheap but at least these guys have gone out and made a movie and managed to get it distributed. Lyla Sullivan is great as Angel, the director who just wants her film to make it. She has great delivery and also saves money at Harris Teeter by using her VIC card. (Sorry I couldn’t resist, you have to see the movie to understand what I’m talking about.) Ethan, the annoying loser guy, is actually funny and likeable, which is the opposite of what that character usually is in films. Ethan had the best death as well, actually making me cringe. Everyone else was really obnoxious and needed to die. Except for Trent Haaga, he could've stuck around for longer. A lot of the funny wasn’t, but some of it was spot on.

There’s a masturbation scene in the beginning but that’s pretty much it for the nudity.

If you like indies give this a shot, it’s only 86 minutes long and the filmmakers obviously enjoyed themselves. If you have no patience for anything that smacks of low budget then avoid this.

2 out of 10 homemade Eastside tanktops.