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BY TOM MEEK
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Broken Lizard, the comedy troupe that lightened up the 2001 Sundance Film Festival with the cop parody Super Troopers, targets the slasher genre with its latest gag fest. The effort’s hard to categorize, as it’s neither deconstructive (Scream) nor spoofy slapstick (Scary Movie). And though that might suggest it breaks new ground, it doesn’t. It’s funny enough, but humor can carry a horror flick only so far. The best of the jests include Coconut Pete (a grizzled Bill Paxton), a Jimmy Buffett clone who claims his piña colada burg was a hit seven years before margaritaville. He owns a paradise resort on a Costa Rican island that caters to the hedonistic desires of twentysomethings. Of course, three staffers are promptly eviscerated while having sex and tension runs high and the jokes run low as the hunt is on for the killer. Writer/director Jay Chandrasekhar, who also plays the resident tennis pro, tosses enough curves — like the sex pool and the human Pac-Man maze — to keep interest up, but when time comes for the big hack-off, it’s like seeing the original Friday the 13th for the hundredth time in a row. (103 minutes)
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