If done the right way, this Clive Barker piece would be both extremely scary and possessed of wicked humor. But the monster looks stupid and not at all frightening, and the cast and Irish countryside are not used to full effect.
Every great once in a while, you see what the movie could have been. A backstory was obviously needed, and David Dukes, God rest his soul, was wrong for the part (although those playing the priests were spot on). This is not the action-every-minute movie that it needs to be. Think about it: a monster flick that is boring in spots, with the titular demon looking like some drunk at a company Halloween party.
I suspect that if a better director, higher budget, and more meaningful casting were used (keeping Ireland in play, which is an excellent locale for this type of cinema), this could be a monster hit.
Cheap pun, yes I know!
Every great once in a while, you see what the movie could have been. A backstory was obviously needed, and David Dukes, God rest his soul, was wrong for the part (although those playing the priests were spot on). This is not the action-every-minute movie that it needs to be. Think about it: a monster flick that is boring in spots, with the titular demon looking like some drunk at a company Halloween party.
I suspect that if a better director, higher budget, and more meaningful casting were used (keeping Ireland in play, which is an excellent locale for this type of cinema), this could be a monster hit.
Cheap pun, yes I know!