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Well the plot is fairly straight forward. Old man turns vigilante. There is a flavour of Gran Torino but not offensively. The film does try to stand apart. And there is a lot to like in this film. As others here have stated there is a curious mix of ultra realism and fantasy. I found this quite acceptable in terms of making an entertaining film. If I wanted to watch a documentary I would. Or britains toughest cops or some rubbish with people fighting outside nightclubs.

Also the plot progresses in a satisfying manner. It doesn't take too long between setting up the characters and some action starting. The action again is satisfying. It does start to get a little predictable towards the end but is acceptable all the same.

So why the 5/10? Sir Michael Caine. He lumbers through this film in such an awkward manner. There are so many scenes where a real actor could have kicked this film into overdrive. None of the development scenes have any impact. And the one big showpiece scene in the dealers warehouse is ruined by Caines lumpen and almost emotionless delivery. The dealers performance is excellent. This scene could have been huge but ends up feeling a little silly.

The film is watchable if only for everything but Caine. Just imagine if a real actor had that part. Shame.

Well firstly I must say all the shills in this comment/review section suckered me into watching this film. Really before I start trust me that they are shills without a doubt. No sane person unrelated to the makers of this film would ever give it over 5/10.

Well I'll start with the positives- There are some nice effects here and there with one glaring exception. The succubus bad guys do look quite sinister using simple but quite effective tricks. The filters and muted colours are evocative and suit the material.

OK that's that over with. Now I will try to keep the negatives relatively succinct so this doesn't turn into an epic post.

The script is just a shambles. Utter juvenile trash. I mean this rubbish manages to make Twilight look like dostoevsky. That bad. The theme of dreams is apt as the plot seems to have been literally dreamed up over night. Or probably during the course of a daydream while sat on the bus to work(school). There is little explanation of the tenuous reasons for the bizarre dream people who give good dreams etc. And if you can manage to get to the toe curling finale you will probably feel very frustrated. The kung fu fighting while adequately choreographed and performed lacks any real context and as a result any real impact. The lead actor is the only actor who seems to have anything even approaching professional abilities, and those are rendered laughable by one half of his role which includes the comically bad prosthetic nose. I do actually feel sorry for that guy as if he wasn't literally smothered by this juvenile nonsense he may be capable of putting in an acceptable sub-bale performance.

The characters are all paper thin and range from the simply annoying to the truly silly. Stupid angel with no eyes character tries so hard to be annoyingly funny but is just annoying. The storyteller has some of the most toe curling and awkward lines I have heard. And there are some other people. That's about the best I can say. There are some other people who say some things that are irrelevant and have some irrelevant kung fu fights. Although the little young girl does actually manage to not be annoying or precocious.

The dialogue is consistently dreadful throughout and really reaches a peak of absurdity towards the end. Leaden and ham fisted platitudes pour from your speakers like a sonic cancer.

Well thats about all I can say really. This is easily the worst film I have ever wasted my time on and I have seen some real stinkers. Jamin Winans as I note is listed as director/producer/writer/editor/composer. Well maybe for your next film you might think about sharing some of that load with some people who can actually do that work. You know, maybe get some of those shills to actually help you make a good film instead of spamming IMDb with nonsense reviews. I understand this is an indie low budget feature but that really doesn't excuse the utter rubbish that has been produced. If anything this film is pretty negative for indie features as there is such a gulf between this and a good high budget film.