Far from being an awful film, it certainly has it's merits. That in fact makes it a bigger disappointment.
The acting is far too staged for this type of film, the hamming is way too put on. It's a constant break from reality which becomes very tedious. Too slow in build up, this is something that I don't usually mind but I had the nagging feeling that I wasn't going to be payed off. I wasn't wrong. The title of the film will leave a sour taste in the mouth of some people, I was pretty disappointed immediately after watching but on reflection I'm thinking it was pretty clever. The characters are just ridiculous, pathetic in fact. Less rounded more ill-written characters you will seldom see.
OK the biggest sticking point, the afore mentioned lack of payoff. Throughout the film there are no clever clues, no sneaky sighters nothing. The usual bad horror film decisions from the main characters actually drive the story, this is a massive oversight as I think there could've been a real story to get you teeth into here. You're left with nothing by the time the credits roll, just a feeling of emptiness.
Way below the bombastic Troll Hunter which it steals a lot from, could've been waaaay better.
The acting is far too staged for this type of film, the hamming is way too put on. It's a constant break from reality which becomes very tedious. Too slow in build up, this is something that I don't usually mind but I had the nagging feeling that I wasn't going to be payed off. I wasn't wrong. The title of the film will leave a sour taste in the mouth of some people, I was pretty disappointed immediately after watching but on reflection I'm thinking it was pretty clever. The characters are just ridiculous, pathetic in fact. Less rounded more ill-written characters you will seldom see.
OK the biggest sticking point, the afore mentioned lack of payoff. Throughout the film there are no clever clues, no sneaky sighters nothing. The usual bad horror film decisions from the main characters actually drive the story, this is a massive oversight as I think there could've been a real story to get you teeth into here. You're left with nothing by the time the credits roll, just a feeling of emptiness.
Way below the bombastic Troll Hunter which it steals a lot from, could've been waaaay better.