Interesting Horror that doesn't go where you expect.
- Spring review by PJ
A young man having lost his mother and father and given up on his university study to look after his dying mother has little to keep him in the US so he fly's to Italy to work and have a break. He meets with a girl in a small town after getting a job working on an olive farm. This film starts out like a lot of low budget horror films but although it mildly hints at where it is going keeps its card close to its chest. In a way its more a love story. Very well written - the start of the film the acting is a bit dodgy but the film starts to find its feet and plays out in an unexpected way. There are some subtle and well done effects and some really good cinematography especially in Italy. Well worth watching and doesn't fall in to the usual horror tropes.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Quirky Film
- Spring review by JS
An interesting enough, slightly unusual, take on the vampire/horror/ghost genre, concentrating far more on the relationship between two people than the horror bits, and thus far more interesting for that. Not great but worth a watch.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Disappointed ??
- Spring review by TJ
Yeah I was expecting something new and original but seems familiar tale dressed in new clothes… a word of not an excessive use of the f**k word throughout the film by lead character and loutish behaviour… Beauty and the Beast is the basic premise. Effects are convincing but 2 stars because it does not live up to its own claims… sorry ??
1 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Another Benson/Moorhead dud
- Spring review by Alphaville
Another dud from writer/directors Benson and Moorhead. The film doesn’t even begin until after the first 20 minutes. Before then is a pointless backstory with a death-bed scene and a pub fight with bland dialogue and 50% cursing. Then we move to Italy for more swearing with some loutish Brits on holiday.
If you haven’t given up by now, the plot concerns the protagonist meeting a girl who occasionally metamorphoses into a monster. You’d think that at least would be interesting, but the so-called “horror” scenes are short and laughable. Will he stick with her? Who cares?
How this film attracted some good reviews on the DVD sleeve is a mystery. If you’re familiar with Benson/Moorhead films you’ll know they drain the life out of everything they touch. At least they’re not acting in this one, but it’s small mercy.
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Spring into action !
- Spring review by porky
A very interesting take on a scary movie. more a Love Story than anything, a Man who has Lost Everything and a Woman that has lived almost forever and yet has Nothing . 2 people So perfectly matched and yet So very Different.
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Strange little flick, worth a watch...
- Spring review by JH
not really a full bore horror, but an interesting full nonetheless. A bit different from the norm and worth a watch
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