Now here's a movie that's hard to know how to react to. It's more interesting as a drama; there are surprising complexities in Larry Cohen's script, and unexpected poignancy in some of the scenes with Isaac Hayes as a disillusioned war veteran. But as a horror film it's kind of half-hearted, and most of the blame for this failure must go to director Lustig, who has made several cult films over the years, but it's doubtful whether he has made one that can be called, without reservations, "good". (**)
