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 Would Bram Stoker really endorse this movie? It doesn't do him much of a favor. The story is poorly handled with constant point of view shifts. Also, the Shadowbuilder--which bears more than a passing resemblance to Andrew Divoff's djinn in "Wishmaster"--can effortlessly turn an entire town population into a mob of evildoers, it has an awfully tough time with its goal of clinching six measly souls. What gives? On the plus side, one of the possessed townsfolk looks like Albert Einstein (it would have been sweet if he said something like "E=mc2, and the m stands for murder! Hoo hoo hoo!"). A few other little saving graces include some decent--if somewhat overdone--special effects and a couple capable actors in the cast, though they would have been better off in another movie. Michael Rooker gives it his darndest playing the priestly soldier, but unfortunately, he really doesn't have much to work with (for one thing, they make him use a laser scope in the fog, fer chrissakes!). The crocodilian Tony Todd is somewhat miscast as the wild light bulb thief. Sure, his character is scary in a rowdy vagabond kind of way, but Tony Todd is better suited to the role of a quietly menacing villain. Too bad... The bottom line: Despite having some decent actors, "Bram Stoker's Shadowbuilder" is somewhat of a letdown. It's not the worst horror movie on the shelf, but it's no classic either. |
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** NOTE: The more dots on the domino, the better the movie. 11 or 12 dots is top-notch entertainment while one or no dots signifies the bottom-notch variety that may be slightly more amusing than watching the needles move on the gas meter. ** |
    
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