Hugofoscolo Review of Crucible of the Vampire

Crucible of the Vampire (2019)

Entertaining with some class scenes

[7/10 · 6 February 2019]

IMO two of the most important things a film needs are (1) a decent plot and (2) characters one can have empathy for. This film delivers on both and hence held my attention for it's entire duration. In addition there are a number of very memorable scenes. Neil Morrissey meeting his demise is an especially good one and the dream sequence being another. Some of the camera work is also first rate, though that's not to say it all is, and some scenes could have done with a reshoot. After all the film has obviously been spent on a budget. In addition the acting ranges from very good to very mediocre, though as a whole the cast held together well and left the viewer happy to join the ride as it cascaded on towards it's classic horror film ending. In all I've given the film 7 out of 10, but if I were scoring based on enjoyment only, I'd have given it a 9.