He is perfect as the witty, polite, and funny and yet, quite menacing destroyer of worlds. Simmons provides the voice of the never-seen god and he still manages to embody the spirit of his character. Ryan Kwanten – Glorious – Photo Credit: Shudder More often than not, the film relies heavily on the situational comedy-esque camaraderie between Wes and the god in hiding. The result is more than acceptable visuals of the facets of the other worlds when the film does indulge. It does not indulge in effects unless it is absolutely required.
The limited budget is appropriately used for the needs of special effects. The film does not shy away from the absurd, and neither does McKendry in portraying that. The biggest asset of the story, along with the direction of Rebekah McKendry is coming to terms with its own silliness. The premise of a cosmic god trapped in a filthy toilet stall asking a favor from a hungover man gets the ball rolling and ‘Glorious’ runs away with it. The script of Glorious aims high in terms of wacky and weirdness. For the greater good of the universe, of course. The god finally shows that he means business when Gary is killed by him. Despite the god warning Wes of dire consequences, Wes has caught the attention of Gary and got him to open the door. But that theory gets negated once the caretaker of the rest stop, Gary (Andre Lamar), walks inside. However, he quickly finds himself facing events that are inexplicable unless one is hallucinating. Wes obviously scoffs and brands the whole thing as some sort of sick joke at first. Wes needs to satisfy the physical need of the god, in order to save the universe.
The occupant of the corner stall reveals himself as a cosmic god (J.K. His neighbor, with an unpronounceable name, starts a conversation with Wes.Īfter some minutes of quips and jibes their tete-a-tete gradually turns ominous as Wes finds that he cannot get out of the restroom, with the door being inexplicably locked shut. His stall has a glory hole with its adjacent stall and that one is occupied. He realizes he is not alone in the otherwise deserted toilet. Surrounded by filth, Wes starts to come to his senses inside his stall. Wes, who succumbed to his bouts of vomit, takes shelter in the nearest toilet. After a couple of fruitless attempts to connect with Brenda, Wes immerses himself in the drunken haze, with the help of half a bottle of whiskey.Īfter the night of drunken ecstasy comes the morning of a head-splitting hangover. Despite telling himself that it is ‘done and dusted’. Disheveled and seemingly heartbroken he could not help but ring his ex, Brenda’s (Sylvia Grace Crim), number. Wes (Ryan Kwanten) is struggling to keep up with his surroundings when he stops at a remote rest stop. Simmons, this weird and macabre tale could very well become a cult favorite in the midnight watch section. Bolstered by the commanding voice performance by J.K. Directed by Rebekah McKendry and written by her husband David Ian McKendry, Joshua Hull, and Todd Rigney, this low-budget horror has the absurdism of cosmic horror infused with campy and disgusting thrills of lowbrow creature fares. Everything that you could have expected from a Lovecraftian escape-room horror film where the title alludes to ‘Glory Holes’, should be met when the end credits start to roll in the new Shudder offering ‘Glorious’.
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