Review of Nine Lives

Nine Lives (2002 Video)
7/10
OK--no classic but it isn't THAT bad!
6 February 2005
A bunch of brainless 20 somethings are in a HUGE remote Scottish castle for a get together. One of them finds a book which releases an evil demon that possesses him to kill the others. But when he's killed the demon jumps to someone else. Also there's a raging snowstorm outside, all the phone lines are dead...and then the lights go out.

OK--this isn't good but I've seen much worse. The problems are:

1) They're all British or Scottish (with the sole exception of Paris Hilton). As a result I couldn't make out a word of what they were saying. 2) How did that hole get in the book? 3) Isn't it incredible how one woman figures out everything out of nowhere. 4) After they know there's a killer around--they split up 5) Why don't they TURN ON THE LIGHTS while searching? 6) Boy--does that snowstorm look fake! 7) There are many dead spots with people walking slllooowwwlllyyy through a totally dark house.

STILL I sort of liked this. The castle itself was beautiful inside (incredible set decorations); the cast were actually pretty talented; the guys were cute:); it was beautifully atmospheric; the look of people when possessed (totally black eyes) was unsettling; there were a few nice jolts and the reason for the demon attacking was pretty unique.

There's no sex or nudity here and the violence was not bloody at all. Still I enjoyed it. Call this a guilty favorite. I give it a 7.
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