"Idle hands are the Devil's play things."

There you have the basic concept of this film. Well, sort of. The basic idea is that a slacker wakes up one day to discover his hand is possessed and when it is not busy, it is trying to kill everyone around him-including his best friends. He does kill them actually, and they come back as zombies who mock him.

Sound weird? It gets weirder. This movie is more of a horror-spoof than an actual horror film, yet its scary moments are much better done than, say, those of Scream. Then when it turns to comedy and parody it excels! The movie is actually really funny, and it takes itself so lightly, that you get the feeling the cast and characters they play are laughing right along with you.

Idle Hands is a fun film that any horror fan should enjoy. It doesn't do what so many films unfortunately do today-take itself too seriously.

I fully agree with the Amazon reviewer's opinion that the movie is just an excuse to string together silly gags and gross-out gore. I'm not sure that makes it a horrible film. Hey, Dead Alive and Evil Dead, classics of the genre, are built from the same formula. They do it smarter and funnier, but Idle Hands is not without its charms.

You've got the Seth Green factor (I'd watch Spiceworld II: The wrath of Ginger if he was in it), the Dexter from Offspring getting slaughtered factor, the giant-fan-as-teen-blender factor, the Vivica Fox as martial arts demon hunting babe factor, the scantily clad Jessica Alba factor.

In other words, you've got your funny, you've got your bloody, and you've got your sexy, all in one cheesy package. If the ending wasn't so horrifically bad, I'd give this one five stars (Some DVDs have the original ending, which I haven't seen). It ain't Citizen Kane, but you know that already. If you're a fan of the genre -- B comedy-horror flicks -- this is a worthwhile entry.

IDLE HANDS is very graphic in its violence and blatant in its depiction of pot smoking and oversexed teens, but somehow manages to be an entertaining horror comedy. Anton's (Devon Sawa) hand is possessed by an evil entity, and with a mind of its own and beyond his control, goes on a killing spree. Devon's performance is outstanding as he fights to control his evil appendage in which he ends up killing two of his best friends Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson), his Mother and Father, and uncontollably gropes his would be girlfriend Molly (Jessica Alba). His physical performance is reminicient of Steve Martin in ALL OF ME. His hand actually looks like it has a mind of its own. The movie doesn't take the horror too seriously. It takes the horror very matter of fact. The movie is mostly a comedy with a horror background. Good comedic performances all around from Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and from special guest appearance of Vivica A. Fox as the Druid Priestess who has been trained to track down and kill the evil entities. Finally, a weird and cooky performance from the beautiful Jessica Alba (tv's DARK ANGEL) as Molly, the clueless but loving girlfriend of Anton.