Review of Catacombs

Catacombs (2007)
2/10
Awful.
27 December 2007
Warning: Spoilers
The female lead in this movie is very unfortunate. She gets lost in the catacombs under Paris twice in about half an hour. The first time she escapes a murderous lunatic and, shortly thereafter, she unluckily becomes separated from a room full of ravers and a platoon of police. Huh? Hell, just lie down on the ground and let the police take you into custody! There's just way too much stupidity in this movie. We're supposed to believe that an elaborate, illegal rave is set up in the catacombs complete with rock concert light towers and sound system. We are also to believe that there is a spring-fed pond in the sewers of Paris which is great as a swimming hole. We are also to believe that Romanians are French. Hey they have an accent, right? In addition to the insipid casting and plot, like so many of these so-called horror movies nowadays, the characters act too stupidly to believe. The sister arrives in Paris for her first visit overseas and is met with an idiotic practical joke. Nice welcome, jackasses. Just too much stupidity all around.

This movie is apparently targeted to the teenage audience, complete with headache-inducing, thumping rave "music", but I believe most teenagers are too sophisticated for this inanity. This movie is much similar to the horrendous trash produced by the sci-fi channel, which is intended for 10-year olds. Avoid this one, people!
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