"The Gingerdead Man" review

The Gingerdead Man (2005)

Directed by Charles Band

Writing credits William Butler Domonic Muir

Gary Busey.... Millard
Robin Sydney.... Sarah Leigh
Ryan Locke.... Amos Cadbury

My friend and I saw this one the other day. We've been looking forward to "Gingerdead Man" for some time. Gary Busey as a reincarnated killer gingerbread man? Sold. That's a B-movie touchdown. Or so we wanted to believe…

"Gingerdead Man" is a mild disaster. It's not disastrous enough to make me call 911 but it's pretty horrible. Somehow, Busey's ashes are stirred in with some gingerbread mix. He becomes the Gingerdead man. A bunch of workers at the bakery try to take Busey out but he's too fast and delicious for them. Then the movie drags on and on until it somehow mercifully ends.

Nothing remotely interesting happens in "Gingerdead Man". The entire movie takes place in the bakery. I was hoping the Busey cookie monster was going to hit the road for some sweet, sweet revenge. Instead the filmmakers went the ultra cheap route and kept all of the action in one setting. There are only so many things a Gingerdead man can do in the kitchen of a bakery. Most of the things he did manage to do weren't eventful or exciting.

"Gingerdead Man" has a great comic/horror premise but the movie is lame. It can be skipped.

SCORE: 1 out of 4 lame cookie monsters