Freak Out is the shiz-nit, and a complete surprise. At first glance, the film may look like another one of those made in the back garden movies, a homegrown feature made by talent-free kids with too much time on their hands.

While the folks behind Freak Out likely had too much time on their hands, and the production is obviously homegrown, they are far from talent-free.

This movie is frickin' funny, goofily gory and ultra-energetic. In the tradition of Peter Jackson's early splatter-ilk, Freak Out is a surreal, totally unpretentious dose of lightning-paced insanity. The shots are short and fast-cut, the dialogue is delivered rapid-fire, the gore is blink-and-you-missed it (but effective nonetheless) and the story is PCP-laced. In short, this movie is awesome.