With Documentary Week behind us, it was time to get back
into the swing of movie watching. For me, I wanted to watch a good old-fashioned
creature feature (yes, still have the adrenaline from the Bigfoot expedition).
Unfortunately, there is little on Netflix ) that I have not seen) that fit into
what I wanted. In the end, I decided on Swamp Devil from 2008.
Plot/ A young girl finds out some disturbing supernatural
truths about her father, who has been a suspect to multiple murder cases.
While I knew from the title what I was getting into with
this one, I was actually a bit more disappointed than usual. This flick has a
lot to like with solid acting, some good production values, a decent score and
some awesome locations / set design. Unfortunately, as good as some of those
attributes were the utter horrendous attempt at special effects and make-up are
laughable (at best) and the storyline is riddled with cliché and
predictability. And, that does not include the overall lack of any type of
atmosphere or creepiness. In the end, the movie definitely could have been
worse, but it really offers very little in the way of entertainment value.
Watch it if you must, but there are many other options that are better choices.
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