Once the action kicked in, I really enjoyed the film.
Parts were kinda funny, I personally would have gone a bit more silly with it (never thought I would say that).
The directing was decent, if a but over the top at times.
It was an ok origin tale for a "Monster Slayer".
The Bad:
Lots of poorly executed cliches.
So-so acting.
It took almost an hour for anything interesting to really happen.
I often enjoy 2D characters, but the ones in this film were quite uninspired.
I often enjoy 2D characters, but the ones in this film were quite uninspired.
Overall: I would say this is a just-less-than-average B movie (it needed more action). It may well be a decent start to a "Jack Brooks" series, but as a stand alone, this film falls well-short of an Evil Dead 2 in creating an enduring monster slayer and doesn't have enough humor to be an enjoyable monster-slaying romp like Dead Alive. This is a Sunday afternoon watch, that can be watched while cooking dinnner and nothing is lost if you miss some of it.
