When eco-friendly sorority sisters decide use an old well as their water source near their house they unwittingly awaken a deadly Leprechaun who wants a pot of gold buried nearby.
Not connected or to be confused with stand-alone monsters feature Leprechaun: Origins, (2014), Steven Kostanski (co-director of excellent The Void (2016)) offers Leprechaun Returns, a direct sequel to Leprechaun (1993) with weaved DNA elements of the of the Leprechaun franchise. Kostanski offers memorable visuals, great effects with plenty of gore strung together with over the top death sequences. For a DTV film it's a slick production (debatably more so than Origins, the original film and all its sequels).
Leprechaun Returns also works thanks to likeable lead Linden Porco who does a great job of stepping into into Warwick Davis' shoes assisted by writer Suzanne Keilly's in-keeping dialogue. Keilly offers tongue-in-cheek rhymes, innuendos, gags and even self-referencing. Taylor Spreitler is a good enough lead as Lila Jenkins, the daughter of Tory Redding, who Jennifer Aniston played in the original. Lovable Mark Holton (Teen Wolf) returns as Ozzie Jones but doesn't get enough screen time. The supporting cast including Rose (Sai Bennett), Meredith (Emily Reid) and Katie (Pepi Sonuga) who thankfully are not the sorority girl horror stereotypes and are little more resourceful than the usual Leprechaun fodder, the male characters are really given the short end of the stick.
Overall, it's above average B-spirited stuff and a solid, blood soaked, twisted return to formula. Recommended for fans of the original.
Not connected or to be confused with stand-alone monsters feature Leprechaun: Origins, (2014), Steven Kostanski (co-director of excellent The Void (2016)) offers Leprechaun Returns, a direct sequel to Leprechaun (1993) with weaved DNA elements of the of the Leprechaun franchise. Kostanski offers memorable visuals, great effects with plenty of gore strung together with over the top death sequences. For a DTV film it's a slick production (debatably more so than Origins, the original film and all its sequels).
Leprechaun Returns also works thanks to likeable lead Linden Porco who does a great job of stepping into into Warwick Davis' shoes assisted by writer Suzanne Keilly's in-keeping dialogue. Keilly offers tongue-in-cheek rhymes, innuendos, gags and even self-referencing. Taylor Spreitler is a good enough lead as Lila Jenkins, the daughter of Tory Redding, who Jennifer Aniston played in the original. Lovable Mark Holton (Teen Wolf) returns as Ozzie Jones but doesn't get enough screen time. The supporting cast including Rose (Sai Bennett), Meredith (Emily Reid) and Katie (Pepi Sonuga) who thankfully are not the sorority girl horror stereotypes and are little more resourceful than the usual Leprechaun fodder, the male characters are really given the short end of the stick.
Overall, it's above average B-spirited stuff and a solid, blood soaked, twisted return to formula. Recommended for fans of the original.