Hatchet 3 (2013) is the third film of horror of the Hatchet Series. It follows the continuing adventures of Victor Crowley and his murderous rampage through Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana. Kane Hodder portrays Victor Crowley while Brian Quinn plays Deputy Winslow. Rileah Vanbilt plays Misty.
The practical effects in the film are the film's greatest strengths. Hatchet 3 is a modern horror film that heavily relies on CG effects. Hatchet 3 focuses mainly on realistic makeup effects and sets. The result is terrifying scenes.
The cast delivers a strong performance with Kane Hodder being the most intimidating villain. The dialogue is funny and smart enough to make it seem like a slasher movie from the 80s. There are some funny (click blogs) moments that stand out in all the gut-wrenching scenes.
Unfortunately, because the budget is extremely limited (reportedly one million dollars) the majority of locations used in the film are reused locations from previous films in series. For example the exact boathouse location was featured twice within the movie. Many of these locations feel like they've been reused from other films from this series. Hatchet or Hatchet2 may feel it's a familiar film.
Overall, Hatchet 3 was enjoyable, even though it felt very similar in tone to previous installments within the series. It provided lots of gory thrills as well as entertaining performances by the cast members.