First things first, make no mistake, everything about this movie serves as nothing more than a vehicle for the gore and visual effects. The effects themselves are decent enough but nothing you haven't seen done better by Fulci or Argento 25 years before this film came out, or more recently in films like The Night Comes for Us.
The script and the acting are both as bad as each other. Every line of dialogue is completely unnatural, and almost all of the delivery is abysmal and unconvincing.
The sound mixing and sound effects are beyond atrocious. I'm pretty sure the overdub for punches was lifted from Street Fighter II. The volume imbalance is wild - effects for stabbing are louder than gunshots. Footsteps in the distance are louder than dialogue.
The music is largely stock audio and very crap stock band tracks. There are huge blocks of dialogue which are entirely drowned out by the soundtrack. Not sure why or how.
Overall, the film is barely watchable, and even then, that's only if you've got a particular interest in gore and low budget practical effects. The story, script and performances are agonising.
The script and the acting are both as bad as each other. Every line of dialogue is completely unnatural, and almost all of the delivery is abysmal and unconvincing.
The sound mixing and sound effects are beyond atrocious. I'm pretty sure the overdub for punches was lifted from Street Fighter II. The volume imbalance is wild - effects for stabbing are louder than gunshots. Footsteps in the distance are louder than dialogue.
The music is largely stock audio and very crap stock band tracks. There are huge blocks of dialogue which are entirely drowned out by the soundtrack. Not sure why or how.
Overall, the film is barely watchable, and even then, that's only if you've got a particular interest in gore and low budget practical effects. The story, script and performances are agonising.