The Stool Pigeon - DVD review Final Flesh - Milk It

‘Judge not, and ye shall not be judged’. Easy to say, but upon opening the case adorned with a surreal collage of eagle-eyes, lazer beams, rainbows and mushroom clouds, a sachet of antibacterial hand wash drops out, with a press release explaining how Vernon Wonder Showzen Chatman’s new faux fetish romp Final Flesh will challenge conceptions of religion, sex, philosophy, fashion and “reality”… hmmm. For all its chaotic misappropriations of sexual symbolism and plotted ambiguity, the film, comprising four motif-driven, intertwined plots, dulls after the first half. How scenes that include an anaemic, hysterical middle ager fellating a sock full of dice, breast-feeding a raw steak and ‘Mr Pollard’ attempting to climb into his wife’s womb amount to an ultimately forgettable viewing experience is impressive.