I used to read James Herbert for the gore and sex combined with a very British sense of humour. I still vaguely recall the Hobbs character and my teenage lust wanting something sexual to develop between her and the tormented protagonist. Did it? I can't recall...Herbert rarely disappointed though. This adaptation was made in Australia but never states where it is set. Not that that is the problem. It's the attempt to make it a bit arty and subtle that finally confuses the story and renders it dull. One sees trees shaking in the wind and little girls playing in the park while hearing lots of screaming ghouls on the soundtrack to remind us it is a horror film.. It needed more gore, sex and better make-up for the corpses. That said, the artiness results in some splendid wide screen photography, and the plane crash at the start is effective.
Review of The Survivor
