Review by longshot75

The only thing horrific about this film is the lead actor. This is unquestionably the worst performance I've EVER seen, in any medium. Just excruciating. Why was he cast? How? And it's not as if the cast as is poor, in fact the quality of the support, (especially Lexy Hulme who was wonderfully warm and quirky and mesmerising) makes Douglas's performance all the more painful. The film's one-way chemistry was so cringe inducing I actually felt like writing to his co-star to apologise. The fact that he even struggles to portray an attraction to the genuinely endearing performance of a pretty girl, is even more damning.

But the massive problem it creates, is that because of the nature of the film, a terrible central performance isn't something you can just overlook. The film is designed to be a haunting, dread fuelled tale about an entity with an owl's head, but all the creepy cinematography, sound design and unsettling visuals in the world are worthless against a lead actor who fundamentally cannot sell any of it to an audience. Trust me, I desperately wanted to love this film, but thanks in whole to the terrible lead, it's nothing more than a huge waste of some really great elements. By all means ignore this review and give it a go, but within ten minutes I guarantee you'll be in total agreement.