3.5 out of 5 stars.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a pretty fair supernatural horror film that adds a new spin to the Dracula lore. Which feels like it pays homage to Guillermo Del Toro films. Its about a boat travelling from transylvania to england delivering cargo. Only one of the cargo breaks loose and causing bloodshed at night which the crew has to stop before coming across the next port.
The plot is good. Gives a bit of a mystery before dracula is known. Besides an uncalled manifest has a coffin with a dragon shaped on it. And it needs to be delivered to england. And a stowaway girl Anna (Aisling Franciosi) also awakens in another cargo crate which she only knows the threat they have on board.
The direction does build some suspense and tension as the crew have nowhere to go but to face the danger lurking at night as they get picked off every night. The vampire design is monstrous and menacing. The film is also bloody and thrilling.
The cast did okay with there performances lead by Corey Hawkins and Liam Cunningham. The script also was thin with the characters and barely gave much for the actors to work with. Which lacked the emotionality or making it difficult to care for them.
The film has some great dark and eerie tension building. It lacks the characterization in making the characters stand out besides Liam Cunningham, Corey Hawkins, and Aisling Franciosi. It adds a new spin to the vampire lore. The film does feel flat with everything else.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a pretty fair supernatural horror film that adds a new spin to the Dracula lore. Which feels like it pays homage to Guillermo Del Toro films. Its about a boat travelling from transylvania to england delivering cargo. Only one of the cargo breaks loose and causing bloodshed at night which the crew has to stop before coming across the next port.
The plot is good. Gives a bit of a mystery before dracula is known. Besides an uncalled manifest has a coffin with a dragon shaped on it. And it needs to be delivered to england. And a stowaway girl Anna (Aisling Franciosi) also awakens in another cargo crate which she only knows the threat they have on board.
The direction does build some suspense and tension as the crew have nowhere to go but to face the danger lurking at night as they get picked off every night. The vampire design is monstrous and menacing. The film is also bloody and thrilling.
The cast did okay with there performances lead by Corey Hawkins and Liam Cunningham. The script also was thin with the characters and barely gave much for the actors to work with. Which lacked the emotionality or making it difficult to care for them.
The film has some great dark and eerie tension building. It lacks the characterization in making the characters stand out besides Liam Cunningham, Corey Hawkins, and Aisling Franciosi. It adds a new spin to the vampire lore. The film does feel flat with everything else.