The Curse of Lilith Ratchet

I watch a lot of B-movies (well, this one is more of a C-movie, but you get the idea) in the horror genre (I have a thing for 'em), so I hardly expect top notch acting when I check out a title like this one.

But really - the acting is so bad it's almost impossible to watch this. And, to be clear, it's never "so bad it's funny" either - it's just extremely flat and amateurish.

As a fan of horror movies, this movie is by far one of the worst movies I have seen.

If there is something horrifying about this movie, it is the acting. The acting was horrible and not convincing as well as over the top. The plot was nothing note-worthy. No visual effects whatsover. To be honest, I think most of the budget went to renting the houses.

If you want to watch something, please find yourself something else. Don't make the same mistake I did by watching this movie. However, if you want to laugh at how ridiculous this movie is, then go right ahead.

This doesn't start in a promising fashion. A pre-credits sequence that is so mild, it fails to deliver much tension or atmosphere (our villainess looks much better later on in the film). As things progress, we become acquainted with a shrunken head, and the game that comes with it. You wouldn't, would you? Play the game, I mean.

So when the main characters play this game, you know things aren't going to end well. You also know that this bunch aren't the smartest gang you'll ever meet - but you get into it. For an independent film, the budget is very well utilised, the sound and direction (by Eddie Lengyel, who also wrote) are polished. The acting is uneven (some of lack of expression is restricted by the surgically enhanced appearance of some performers) - a good example being a séance that shifts effortlessly from moments that are effective to others that are pretty poorly performed. You win some, you lose some. There is, however, a compelling and troubling inevitability regarding the characters' fates. Lilith herself looks progressively effective, although her kills are fairly mild. There's also a nice twist at the end. My score is 7 out of 10.

Nothing is worth to be said about this movie, except they managed to collect every bad criteria in one movie, the acting is horrible, the costumes is like school plays and the soundtracks are really irrelevant. PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WATCH IT

It's not quite as terrible as some of the one-star reviews made it out to be. The story isn't all that original but there was still a level of fun to it that could have been saved with better actors and a little more carefully placed attention on the cinematography. I hate to see it given a one star. Four seems adequate.

Not the worst you can do with independent horror but far from the best.