This movie could have been an amazing film. The budget didn't need to go higher, the acting didn't need to be better and the actors were for the most part very fitting. The thing about this movie that throws me off is how it mish-mashes multiple Lovecraft themes into a collage of failure. If it had JUST been "The Shadow over Innsmouth" it could have been so much more. It takes the entire story rearranges the sequence of events and then craps them out in a disjointed, immemorable, forgettable and ultimately pointless film. The story conveys so much horror and atmosphere than the director was able to convey. Die-hard Lovecraft fans such as myself will appreciate the film, however I think we can all agree that this is not true Lovecraft. This is a sub-par director cutting his teeth on a low budget movie and actually being pretentious enough to think he could turn an atmospheric, chill you to the bone tale into a slasher flick. This movie goes over the top making the town out to be crazed fish people and ignores the subtlety that makes Lovecraft and his mythology truly fantastic. It's the horrors you DON'T see that inspire the fear. It's that bump in the night you just aren't QUITE sure you heard... it's the way things are just a LITTLE bit off. From the very get go we are confronted with blatant fish people and everybody is murdered etc. Ah, what might have been... I suppose it's worth a single viewing if you are are a fan of Lovecraft. If you aren't then save your money for something you will actually enjoy.
Review of Dagon
