Thursday, January 24, 2013

2009 Horror Fest: Killing Ariel: 67 Out Of 100 Stars

Above average, if disjointed horror romp, that has it's good and bad points.

The first half of the film starts out as a pretty good horror/thriller with some interesting happenings and tense moments, but not much of gore. At about the halfway point it breaks out into a gore comedy and get's pretty damn fun.

I really liked the overall story, and everything they did they did pretty well, but it's kind of odd how it goes from one extreme to the other, still a pretty original and intriguing script.

The biggest problem I had with the film is that it's very hard to watch. The colors and the lighting are not pleasant to look at and while everything going on is fine, it's a bit of drag to look at. The other main problem is that both leads are sort of bland, and while the male lead really sparkles once the comedic part of the film sets in, he's still rather drab. The female lead is supposed to be a sexpot but she's not all that hot and isn't erotic at all.

In the end we have a really good story that I'll not spoil that is offset by sub par casting and a bland visual tone. Still a fun watch.

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