So much ... inconceivably wrong ... cannot compute
WHY? Is a question you will be asking yourself throughout this movie's EXTREMELY padded running time. This family is cursed, which only seems to affect the dad, and a relic must be destroyed. That's all you need to know, I suppose. There is a scene of exposition where they refer to Aztecs and demons and bullcrap, to help explain it. Don't know if I've ever seen so much recycled footage in a movie. The flashbacks to the demons and the killings and the fake blood, play over and over and over. To add insult to injury, Devil's Revenge plays out like an adventure game. Only, you know, the boring parts where you have to travel long distances, with nothing to do, but walk from point A to point B? Yeah, endless traveling to this cave, then through the cave!
I cannot even pretend to be a fan of Jeri Ryan (Susan), this is the first thing I've seen her in, but I CAN tell you this: She embarrasses whoever else is in her scene (that is until the last half, where they give her nothing to do). Jeri emotes for a LOST CAUSE. Literally the only actor in the movie. And I wouldn't even consider Shatner to be the worst actor. I did LOL when they exposed him to be John's (Jason Brooks) nutjob father. Then he has this demented 10-minute monologue, where John finally shuts up, and allows Bill to really ham it up. Yes, my vote for worst actor is the "star," John, who has a number of scenes opposite his wife, Jeri Ryan. Talk about painful. Runner-up is definitely the male bimbo younger son. Maybe I'm wrong, and he was an effective mimbo. But why have this character? Why?!
Ok, John goes spelunking with two beleaguered friends to try to find the damned relic to destroy it, and gets someone killed. So grandpa bullies John into going back, calls Susan, and convinces her to bring the whole family! Say what? I've never seen people so happy to descend into certain doom. Only, what is real, and what's in John's imagination? Holy crap, did they mess this up. All the demons are clearly real, the family has to hide from them, and grandpa breaks out his grenade launcher, to terrible sfx. He tells the family to get out... Then sacrifices himself, FOR WHAT? This makes absolutely no sense, they are supernatural entities. And if you think they're gone, just wait for this complete cluster-F of an ending. It is truly a sight to behold. Good luck following it. It is downright silly.
Extra star is for the Shatner rant and Jeri Ryan trying to elevate this steaming pile.
WHY? Is a question you will be asking yourself throughout this movie's EXTREMELY padded running time. This family is cursed, which only seems to affect the dad, and a relic must be destroyed. That's all you need to know, I suppose. There is a scene of exposition where they refer to Aztecs and demons and bullcrap, to help explain it. Don't know if I've ever seen so much recycled footage in a movie. The flashbacks to the demons and the killings and the fake blood, play over and over and over. To add insult to injury, Devil's Revenge plays out like an adventure game. Only, you know, the boring parts where you have to travel long distances, with nothing to do, but walk from point A to point B? Yeah, endless traveling to this cave, then through the cave!
I cannot even pretend to be a fan of Jeri Ryan (Susan), this is the first thing I've seen her in, but I CAN tell you this: She embarrasses whoever else is in her scene (that is until the last half, where they give her nothing to do). Jeri emotes for a LOST CAUSE. Literally the only actor in the movie. And I wouldn't even consider Shatner to be the worst actor. I did LOL when they exposed him to be John's (Jason Brooks) nutjob father. Then he has this demented 10-minute monologue, where John finally shuts up, and allows Bill to really ham it up. Yes, my vote for worst actor is the "star," John, who has a number of scenes opposite his wife, Jeri Ryan. Talk about painful. Runner-up is definitely the male bimbo younger son. Maybe I'm wrong, and he was an effective mimbo. But why have this character? Why?!
Ok, John goes spelunking with two beleaguered friends to try to find the damned relic to destroy it, and gets someone killed. So grandpa bullies John into going back, calls Susan, and convinces her to bring the whole family! Say what? I've never seen people so happy to descend into certain doom. Only, what is real, and what's in John's imagination? Holy crap, did they mess this up. All the demons are clearly real, the family has to hide from them, and grandpa breaks out his grenade launcher, to terrible sfx. He tells the family to get out... Then sacrifices himself, FOR WHAT? This makes absolutely no sense, they are supernatural entities. And if you think they're gone, just wait for this complete cluster-F of an ending. It is truly a sight to behold. Good luck following it. It is downright silly.
Extra star is for the Shatner rant and Jeri Ryan trying to elevate this steaming pile.