Initially I was lured in by the movie's cover/poster and the fact that it was a horror movie. Granted, I hadn't even heard about this 2017 movie from writer and director Rick Vargas prior to getting to sit down and watch it in 2020. But being an avid horror fan, of course I took the time to sit down and watch it. Needless to say that I had little to no expectations for the movie.
Well, this movie was not great entertainment, let me just be the first to state that. Still, I managed to sit through the entire movie, right up to the very end. And I am a little more than puzzled how they managed to get Eric Roberts to appear in the movie. Sure, he is there for less than a minute or so, but he is there. I can't claim to be a fan of him in any way, but still, this was odd even for a man like him.
Storywise then "The Demonic Dead" was fairly generic. Sure, there were aspects to the storyline that were interesting. But the movie as a whole just wasn't impressive. Was I entertained? No, not really.
The acting in the movie was mediocre; actually as to be expected for a movie such as this.
What works for the movie is the fact that it shows that the movie-makers had the right intentions and their hearts in the project. Just a shame that the end result wasn't more impressive.
I am rating "The Demonic Dead" a generous three out of ten stars. This is not a movie that I will recommend that you spend your time, money or effort on.
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