I'll be honest, the only reason I went to see this film in the first place is because I love Buffy. I was getting slightly bored of Anya and was interested to see whether Emma Caulfield could pull of acting in anything else.
I have to say, she did. I can't really explain why, it just worked. I'd not seen her in anything other than Buffy before and ths film really helped me see her as an all round actress, not just one of those people that plays the same types of characters all their career.
Apart from her, the acting was not quite as good. While Chaney Kley may be cute, with lovely eyes (!) he didn't really have the screen presence that a heroic lead needed. I can see what the producer was aiming for, the cute, unlikely, boy-next-door to come and save the day. But that would've worked better if it was a surprise. It was obvious from the start that he was going to save them all, so it didn't really work.
Lee Cormie (Michael) acted pretty well for his age, however I could not get over how off putting his vioce was. I realise this is incredibly unfair and superficial of me, but stupid little things like this are an unecessary distraction.
The premise of the film is original and interesting, but the plot it weak and thready in places. For a large part of the film, it dragged on, in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" fashion.(I apologise if any of you liked this film, I just found it repetative and predictable)However, the fil was redeamed a great deal by it's terrifying closeing scenes. It truthfully scared me! I liked the way they blatently showed what was going on, instead of the styalised way so many Hollywood films cut away at the crucial moment. It's more effective when thy she what is actually happening, rather than letting the audience decide. The shock factor works!
I would recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of horror films. Or, indeed, a Buffy fan! I for one, prefer small-scale inderpendent horror films like this than the large, SFX loaded blockbusters that are made nowadays to cater for a wider audience. They're fine, just not at all scary! If you liked to be spooked, go and see this! I seriously couldn't sleep in the dark that night!
All in all, despite the weak plot line and average acting, this movie was pretty good, and made me jump when I least expected it.
I give it a 6.
I have to say, she did. I can't really explain why, it just worked. I'd not seen her in anything other than Buffy before and ths film really helped me see her as an all round actress, not just one of those people that plays the same types of characters all their career.
Apart from her, the acting was not quite as good. While Chaney Kley may be cute, with lovely eyes (!) he didn't really have the screen presence that a heroic lead needed. I can see what the producer was aiming for, the cute, unlikely, boy-next-door to come and save the day. But that would've worked better if it was a surprise. It was obvious from the start that he was going to save them all, so it didn't really work.
Lee Cormie (Michael) acted pretty well for his age, however I could not get over how off putting his vioce was. I realise this is incredibly unfair and superficial of me, but stupid little things like this are an unecessary distraction.
The premise of the film is original and interesting, but the plot it weak and thready in places. For a large part of the film, it dragged on, in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" fashion.(I apologise if any of you liked this film, I just found it repetative and predictable)However, the fil was redeamed a great deal by it's terrifying closeing scenes. It truthfully scared me! I liked the way they blatently showed what was going on, instead of the styalised way so many Hollywood films cut away at the crucial moment. It's more effective when thy she what is actually happening, rather than letting the audience decide. The shock factor works!
I would recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of horror films. Or, indeed, a Buffy fan! I for one, prefer small-scale inderpendent horror films like this than the large, SFX loaded blockbusters that are made nowadays to cater for a wider audience. They're fine, just not at all scary! If you liked to be spooked, go and see this! I seriously couldn't sleep in the dark that night!
All in all, despite the weak plot line and average acting, this movie was pretty good, and made me jump when I least expected it.
I give it a 6.