The Ferryman is a New Zeland indie flick about a man that has lived 1,000 years running from the Ferryman at the river Styx. He jumps from body to body by stabbing them with a knife and has inhabited a body on a boat in the ocean. A group of tourists on the way to Fiji find him on his boat, alone and needing help. They bring him on board and the killing and body snatching begins.
The film stars John Rhys-Davies of LOTR fame as the first victim of the spirit. Which means he plays the villian, the victim, and the hero!
Once again I checked this out from an article I read in Fangoria about the film and once again the film is...ok.
The acting is pretty good as well as the directing. Theres actually a number of great shots and creepy lighting, both of which are above the standard low budget b-horror movie. In fact i'm sure this was theatrically released..somewhere. Of course it wouldn't be released here since none of the actors are A listers and the overall film isn't unique enough to appeal to the indie theaters. The film features tense moments but lacks any real punch.
A solid effort but the script is a bit too thin for any real terror but it is nice to see a somewhat unique idea from a direct to video cheapie instead of yet another teen slasher or zombie flick.
This is a solid film for horror fans that aren't interested in getting "deep" with their horror fare. Nothing really outstanding but nothing really glaringly bad either. To put it simply, it seems like a film that would premiere on Sci-Fi but would be surprisingly good for a Sci-Fi movie.
Gore - medium
Nudity - very little
Overall - 6/10
The film stars John Rhys-Davies of LOTR fame as the first victim of the spirit. Which means he plays the villian, the victim, and the hero!
Once again I checked this out from an article I read in Fangoria about the film and once again the film is...ok.
The acting is pretty good as well as the directing. Theres actually a number of great shots and creepy lighting, both of which are above the standard low budget b-horror movie. In fact i'm sure this was theatrically released..somewhere. Of course it wouldn't be released here since none of the actors are A listers and the overall film isn't unique enough to appeal to the indie theaters. The film features tense moments but lacks any real punch.
A solid effort but the script is a bit too thin for any real terror but it is nice to see a somewhat unique idea from a direct to video cheapie instead of yet another teen slasher or zombie flick.
This is a solid film for horror fans that aren't interested in getting "deep" with their horror fare. Nothing really outstanding but nothing really glaringly bad either. To put it simply, it seems like a film that would premiere on Sci-Fi but would be surprisingly good for a Sci-Fi movie.
Gore - medium
Nudity - very little
Overall - 6/10
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