Sometime in 2013, there was a Gumtree advert detailing that an old-man had a room available to live in for free if you help around the house with domestic chores – the only other catch was that you had to be dressed as a Walrus. Strange, right? Fortunately, the ad was fake, but it was the genesis for the film Tusk – where the same thing happens.

The film, written and directed by Ben Affleck’s good friend – no, not Matt Damon, the other one – Kevin Smith, who as well as a creator feature films also runs a weekly podcast. After finding out about the ad last year and before finding out it was fake he took the bait.

Now, making the story his own, the film sees a podcaster called Wallace (Justin Long), do interviews with people in viral videos as he discussing them to his friend (Joel Haley Osment. His latest episode is with the ‘Kill Bill kid’ – a viral sensation of a kid playing with a sword Kill-Bill style and cutting off his leg with CG effects. Unfortunately the kid is not able to do the interview anymore, leaving Wallace stuck for an interview whilst in Canada.

After seeing the advert that a man has incredible stories to tell and a big house to live in for free under the proviso that you help with chores. Wallace gets in contact, and as he arrives at to the house, he doesn’t know the full story that he is going to be turned into a Walrus.

It’s complete bonkers, bizarre and bloody weird overall. Too bizarre to comprehend perhaps? As it tries to mix comedy with horror. But neither meet the spectrum, being extreme opposites filled with clichés and lack of humour, or horror – just weirdness. Even if it does bare resemblance to the horror Human Centipede, it is just a resemblance, as the rest it disappointing.

Tusk stars Justin Long as the soon to be podcaster, soon the be Walrus; Michael Parks as the old man with stories to tell and a Walrus fetish; Haley Joel Osment and Genesis Rodriquez also star. Plus, Johnny Depp cameos as an over-the-top cross-eyed French-Canadian detective to add to the bizarre material.

In case it was not made clear, Tusk is weird material. Probably too weird for most to enjoy. Worth a watch? Unfortunately not. It is better suited as just a podcast episode.