A string of murders troubles a community while unmotivated high school students—played by Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and Elden Henson—discover the source is a disembodied hand belonging to one of them. “Idle Hands,” released in 1999, delivers a frenzied horror-comedy blending dark humor with plenty of bloodshed, drawing inspiration from movies like “Evil Dead 2,” “Re-Animator,” and “An American Werewolf in London.” The film frequently elicits laughter by escalating scenarios or dialogue to an extreme degree, creating an effect comparable to "There's Something About Mary," though set in a completely different environment. Jessica Alba, who celebrated her seventeenth birthday during filming in 1998, is a standout, and Vivica A. Fox provides a solid performance as a priestess with Druidic beliefs pursuing the entity behind the strange events. The movie possesses creativity, energy, enjoyment, and gore, though its unusual focus on marijuana use proves distracting. It could be described as disposable entertainment that failed to connect with audiences at the box office. Its runtime is 1 hour and 31 minutes, and filming primarily occurred in Pasadena, northeast of Hollywood, along with locations like Hollywood, Santa Clarita, and Culver City for studio segments. GRADE: C

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