Blooeyz2001
I am a Taylor Dayne fan (real name Leslie Wunderman) & wanted to see her acting performance in this film. She was very good. Although, I must say that casting her as a loudmouth exotic dancer isn't really much of a stretch for the native New Yorker. Her close-ups are very unflattering, even her pre-breakdown scenes. I also enjoyed the performance by Gerald Anthony (Ed). (He is best remembered by soap opera fans as the popular character Marco Dane on "One Life To Live"). John Henson pukes up a disgusting substance that I could've done WITHOUT seeing! He's nauseous throughout most of his scenes. Mario Van Peebles is very disturbing looking in this film! He has no eyebrows & his hair looks like a Chia Pet. (Pretty boy) William McNamara overacts his very annoying high-on-something doofus character. I found two death scenes absolutely hilarious when they obviously weren't intended to be.
abuback
I was up late the other night and this was on HBO. I only started to watch it because of John Henson, who I liked watching on "Talk Soup". Boy, was this a stretch for him!"Stag"'s premise is simple enough, but the writing and cinematography were complex. As I was watching, I was reminded of another engrossing film... "Suicide Kings". Both take place in one location (mostly), and both involve a group of guys dealing with their recent actions, and a hostage. Both also have a known comedic actor (in this case Henson) doing a dramatic turn. And VERY well, I might add.Unlike most movies, this one doesn't quite turn out like you think it will, not completely. For mostly B Actors, I was very impressed with the quality of the work. I'm also surprised more impressive talents didn't sign on after Jerry Stiller got attached to the movie! But nonetheless... if you liked "Suicide Kings" you should like "Stag" as well.
barry_read
I thought the movie was very professionally executed, although I didn't care for all the violence. Enjoyed some of the performances, including Taylor Dayne & Lawrence Leritz as the cop....I recognized him from TV shows.
Mark Carpenter
From watching the start of the movie, i though that Stag looked quite promising. The introduction of each character, although minimalist, was quite effective... there would be a freeze frame on each character, and some text describing their occupation and past.Unfortunately the movie takes it time to get to the crucial plot twist that this movie is based on. There's a lot of uninteresting dialog and a scene of gratuitous sex. "When's this movie going to start!" i was left thinking for a good while.So eventually after the death of the stripper, the protagonists of the movie try to figure out what to do next. But... this is the problem... they spend the entire movie trying to figure out what to do next. And even worse, they still haven't figured out what to do even after the end credits come up. But obviously you don't expect this to happen when you first see this movie, so it's the only thing keeping you watch it.At the end of the movie i was left feeling very unsatisfied. There could've been such an interesting story made from the idea it presents to you at the start. (Well maybe not the *start*... it does drag on quite a bit ;-) I was expecting some great little plot twists or an intelligent story, but no, the outcome in my opinion is unbelievable and unfinished.
AD
