This entry in the wild Asian supernatural/demon/monster genre finds American police sergeant Jake (an almost-unrecognisable William Moseley, giving a quite unique performance here) holidaying in Thailand with his wife and young daughter, when he unexpectedly gets caught up in a mass murderer's ritual at a mall and inadvertently opening the Gates of Hell, plunging the city into chaos and leaving him to save his family and indeed the whole world from evil. Throwing a scenery-chewing Michele Morone (365 Days) into the mix as the mass killer, the film offers a combination of effectively-executed action sequences with messily-constructed fight scenes, yet any (brief) appearance by the CG demon-creatures of various sizes is worth a look, especially as the human cast gives generally lacklustre performances. With lots of talk of destiny and prophecy, body-inhabiting and a mid-point twist that you will probably have already guessed at that point, this lively but muddled nonsense is delivered with utter seriousness but feels like Sam Raimi on a bad day.
No comments:
Post a Comment