Movie Name/Year: Demigod (2021)
Genre: Horror
Length: 95 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Production/Distribution: Artist Vodka Films, Historia
Films, Gravitas Ventures
Director: Miles Doleac
Writer: Miles Doleac, Michael Donovan Horn
Actors: Rachel Nichols, Yohance Myles, Miles Doleac, Lindsay Anne
Williams, Elena Sanchez, Rachel Ryals, Sarah Fisher, Christian Stokes, Chukwuma
Onwuchekwa, Manon Pages, Tatiana Piper, Sherri Eakin, Mike Mayhall, Jeremy London,
Wesley O’Mary
Blurb from IMDb: Upon the death of her
grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany's
Black Forest, only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.
Selina’s Point of View:
Demigod had a lot more story to it than I
thought it would.
It started off
super basic. Take any cabin in the woods movie that features a couple instead
of teens, and you have you have the first 10-15 minutes of this film. The only differences
are that the creepy guy is a neighbor instead of a gas station attendant, and
there’s a short prologue.
It gave off the
impression that it was going to be a paint-by-numbers kind of horror flick.
I’ll admit, I was
surprised that it went a different route.
By the end of the
film, I didn’t hate the story. Still, I don’t think it was a movie I’ll ever
return to.
My biggest problems
were with the antagonists.
The witches felt stale
and they weren’t very well acted. Never-the-less, I kept my hopes somewhat up
because we had a demon – or some other creature – coming that had the chance to
knock me out of the water.
Instead, I now
know why many horror movies make the big-bad a mute.
He wasn’t
terrible visually, but then he started talking and all the horrific aura around
him was replaced by half-hearted voice effects. Any semblance of malice, or
other-worldly nature, was destroyed the moment the big-bad opened his mouth. The
character was supposed to feel older-than-life and ethereally terrifying.
Meanwhile he sounded like a high schooler imitating Batman.
If you’re
interested in
Demigod, it’s not the worst movie you could put on for
Halloween, but it wasn’t for me.
See for yourself,
today in theaters and on demand. Let us know what you think.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 63%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.3/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 2/5
Trust-the-Dice’s
Parental Advisory Rating:
R
Movie Trailer:
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