Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Poor Serial Killer. His mom left the family. His dad beat him He watched his dad kill an unspecified woman (we even get to see a McCauly Caulkin impression!). All he wants to do is take care of his pet spider, quote Goodfellas and be racist and misogynistic. Is that so wroooooooong? This is laughably incompetent on all levels. I'm not sure whose performance the other reviewers were watching but there is zero subtly in Mack Hall's performance. Or in the lines written for him. Or in the camera work. Anyone who thinks there's something deep or insightful going on to expose the mind of a serial killer has never watched...well...any other movie about a serial killer. Just hating "whores" isn't enough. Nor is having some high school dropout use the (misspelled) word "shan't). It's kind of amusing but only to mock.

Nutbag is the story of a man who murders, stalks and tortures prostitutes, from the Director of Murder Set Pieces - Nick Palumbo. Inbetween that, he likes to have little chats with his spider, and express his hatred for much of the outside world which he would like to see dead. Yes, Nutbag has a very strong sense of 'hate' throughout, and you can get the feeling of 'anger' from the serial killer throughout the movie. It's a very angry, unsettled movie from the start. If you've seen Murder Set Pieces then you can expect much of the same stuff here, only in a very low budget form, with no actual rape on screen, though there's enough sadistic elements to keep gore fans happy here, lots of naked women throughout getting stabbed in some very sadistic ways... (excluding naked women covered in blood; I refuse to accept scenes like these as gore). The gore effects when there is any, is pretty realistic and not a bad job for a low budget direct-to-DVD digital camera movie. The guy who plays the serial killer, (Mack Hail) does a very good job at hand. His acting for the most part is pretty convincing, albeit one scene where he tortures a girl strapped & tied down to a bed. With exception to that scene, at some points in the movie, you'd wonder if he is really acting, or... had he really flipped a nut - just joking! His acting is really good though. The musical score to Nutbag is fantastic, and really brings this little low budget flick to life. I think without the score that it has, Nutbag would not be half as good as it is. Overall? If you're into low budget serial killer flicks, and fancy something a little more extreme than the norm, then you should give Nutbag a chance. Just remember the movie has a dreaded sense of anger throughout it. It cannot be described as in anyway a 'happy' movie or a movie you'd watch with your family, or girlfriend (Unless you want to be single again).You also may want to borrow a copy before actually buying it, it won't be to everyone's taste. The director's cut DVD from FlightFlix is the only uncut version I am aware of at this time. I believe it is now OOP and very rare so I'm lucky to have it, but if you snoop around you might just find it. There's a UK DVD, but you might as well forget watching the feature if you're judging it from having watched the UK version. 7 minutes has been deleted which results in nearly all the violence removed, except the couple tied to the chair scene. The UK DVD is therefore rendered pretty pointless.I've given it 7 - reasonable for low budget, the acting from the lead character was pretty solid for the most part, and the musical score gets top marks.

Let me preface this review by stating that I am much more forgiving than most reviewers. I have a high tolerance for trash, and I often find myself enjoying movies that have been poorly reviewed by most. That being said, I can say without reservation that this is one of the worst movies I have seen in quite awhile...Lately I have been off on a tangent exploring the dark world of shot-on-video horror/exploitation films. In the last week I have seen quite a few ('Scrapbook', 'August Mordum's Underground', 'Murder-Set-Pieces (Director's Cut), 'Devil's Bloody Plaything'). Of all of the above mentioned movies (and others), this was by far the worst, and least entertaining of the lot... Perhaps it was the unconvincing Mack Hail as the lead. He just didn't work for me. He appeared empty and vacant. He didn't have the fire and desire necessary to portray a believable on screen serial killer. This film seemed like a grade-Z, poorly acted remake of 'Maniac'. Mack Hail and Joe Spinell are not even in the same universe.... The killings did not really work for me either. The gore effects were decent, but there just wasn't any fire or emotion behind Mack Hail's murderings. He seemed to be going through the motions. There just wasn't very much emotion behind his physical actions... In addition, there were some going-ons in this movie (not a film) that made absolutely no sense. For example, you see him approaching a very large African-American male and woman at the park. The camera cuts away, and then you see both of them bound and in the Nutbag's hotel room. OK, how did our serial killer manage to abduct a strong full-grown man and a woman by himself? This makes no sense at all as I do not recall Hail having any superhuman powers... The voice-over internal dialogue provided by Hail got on my nerves early and often. It sounded as if he was reading (and not very well) from an angry 12 year old's diary. His readings contained zero emotion and not an inkling of believability. Perhaps this movie would've been better if these infernal narratives has been omitted... All in all, there is no way I can recommend this movie. The most important criteria I consider when offering a recommendation is whether or not I was entertained. In the case of 'Nutbag' I was most definitely not entertained. It was quite possibly the most boring slasher movie I have ever witnessed. I can think of many other serial killer films (yes, actual films) that are much better. Off the top of my head,'Maniac', 'Schramm', 'Man Bites Dog', and 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'). Hell, even 'New York Ripper'was better than this tripe. Do yourself a favor and seek out another DVD to fulfill your cinematic bloodlust. If curiosity compels you to see this little mess, please rent before you buy...

A very poor film. Shot on what appears to have been a camcorder this cheap and nasty film claims to give you an insight into the mind of a serial killer. It doesn't. It shows you a man repeating the same dialogue to himself or his pet spider almost verbatim for just over an hour interspersed with some very shoddily produced murder scenes. The script is dreadful - repetitive, clichéd and ill-conceived. The acting is atrocious, most of the supporting cast appear to have been plucked from "adult" movies and have been cast for their willingness to briefly remove their clothes rather than to read words out loud in the English language.The special effects are cheap and unconvincing. The music is described as "haunting." I defy anyone to sit in a room for an hour with a synthesizer and not be able to come out with a film soundtrack that is better than this.On the director's notes of the DVD version the director claims that this film was shot over 60 something days, it looks like it was shot over 60 something hours. Avoid!