Slaxx (2020 Canadian "horror"-comedy)

First of all, I did enjoy this movie, but to call it horror isn't really right. It's a like a horror-COMEDY... which is good!

It's about a bunch of people working at a trendy Canadian clothing store, right before they release a new line of blue jeans. The blue jeans are all possessed, but whether they are evil or not sort of depends on your view of the international economy... this is a Canadian movie, not American, so there isn't really any reason to get too pissed off from the viewpoint of an American conservative, sooooo... whatever, I just thought I should mention that in passing.

It has a pretty hilarious actor as the crazy manager of the store, who just wants everything to be perfect. He is kind of like a male version of the crazy aunt in the beginning and ending of Sleepaway Camp, just in terms of his mannerisms. He's not THAT crazy though, he just wants everything to go perfectly in his job so he can get promoted. OK, so this does lead him to cover up the fact that dead bodies keep appearing, and he isn't necessarily completely averse to contributing to the tally of said body count, but... anyway, yeah, he's mostly just hilarious.

The synth music kept reminding me of The Guest, or maybe Stranger Things, with a few Bollywood songs thrown in there now and then.

It is mostly told from the point of view of Libby, a 19 or 20-ish new employee with the company, who starts out really excited and happy to be part of the company. She reminds me a little of Kelly from the British miniseries Dead Set (2008), but more innocent... Her positive outlook on the company gradually changes as the movie goes along... The company is closer to a cult than a company, in some ways. The CEO visits the store and tries to get everybody all excited about their new line of jeans, and it's exactly like a cult meeting would be. I guess he's supposed to be sort of a Green Steve Jobs.

Anyway, it has sort of a low key, Canadian style and sense of humor, and it has some plot stuff and characters relating to India. Sooo, yeah, just to mention that again, it's not an American movie.

If you liked Drones (2010), or Severance (2006), with the general theme of a bunch of co-workers trying to deal with an unusual menace, then you might like this movie. There are some scenes with carnage and mayhem, but they don't really glory in it, it is mostly implied. So, don't expect TOO much of those things.