But I just don't. It's not the acting because that's passable. I mean, I've watched and thoroughly enjoyed much worse acting in a plethora of other movies. The Jack is a pretty creepy looking creature - from the waist up - but when shown completely out of the box it just looked too much like a guy in a costume. The soundtrack was okay at times. So ultimately, for me, it just came down to the story and the atmosphere, or in this case, lack of atmosphere.
I completely understand it's a low budget film and expecting a masterpiece is unreasonable, but when done right, even a micro budget film can impress. I know we can't expect every low budget director starting out to be Sam Raimi, but plenty of other directors have done more with much less. Had the script been better, the location more foreboding, and the atmosphere much more dreadful, then I personally would have enjoyed this much more. But still, as is, it's a solid 5 out of 10 in my book.
I completely understand it's a low budget film and expecting a masterpiece is unreasonable, but when done right, even a micro budget film can impress. I know we can't expect every low budget director starting out to be Sam Raimi, but plenty of other directors have done more with much less. Had the script been better, the location more foreboding, and the atmosphere much more dreadful, then I personally would have enjoyed this much more. But still, as is, it's a solid 5 out of 10 in my book.
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