A film about a man's faceless identity can be fascinating if done well...alas, this film is not one of those...
When I first heard about this movie being made I had high hopes. When I discovered it at my local cult video store I was wary when I realized it had never been released on the big screen. But I rented it anyway, hoping for the best...after all this is a film by one of my favorite directors, the wildly uneven George Romero, maker of the fantastic "Night" and "Dawn of the Dead" movies. Director of the very good "Martin", "the Crazies" and Monkeyshines." Unfortunately, while Romero has made his share of classics he has made more than a few terrible films -- "Day of the Dead", "Two Evil Eyes", "Creepshow" and "Season of the Witch" all come to mind. I'm sure there have been a few I'm leaving out.
This film is unbelievably bad. It is a comic book come to life filled with unrealistic dialogue, terrible, over-the-top acting and impossible scenes that make little sense. Read the plot from some of the other reviews. Take the glowing praise you read with a grain of salt, however, and don't rent this. Read a book or see the original "Night of the Living Dead" instead.
3/10.
When I first heard about this movie being made I had high hopes. When I discovered it at my local cult video store I was wary when I realized it had never been released on the big screen. But I rented it anyway, hoping for the best...after all this is a film by one of my favorite directors, the wildly uneven George Romero, maker of the fantastic "Night" and "Dawn of the Dead" movies. Director of the very good "Martin", "the Crazies" and Monkeyshines." Unfortunately, while Romero has made his share of classics he has made more than a few terrible films -- "Day of the Dead", "Two Evil Eyes", "Creepshow" and "Season of the Witch" all come to mind. I'm sure there have been a few I'm leaving out.
This film is unbelievably bad. It is a comic book come to life filled with unrealistic dialogue, terrible, over-the-top acting and impossible scenes that make little sense. Read the plot from some of the other reviews. Take the glowing praise you read with a grain of salt, however, and don't rent this. Read a book or see the original "Night of the Living Dead" instead.
3/10.