Tuesday 3 July 2012

The Harsh Light Of Day (2012) 5/10

Starring : Dan Richardson, Giles Alderson, Sophie Linfield, Niki Felstead
Director : Oliver S Milburn
Running Time : 79 mins

When occult novelist Daniel Shergold (Richardson) witnesses the beating and subsequent murder of his wife Maria (Felstead) at the hands of a group of thugs that have broken into his home, he makes a deal with a mystery man (Alderson) to give him the power to destroy those responsible for his wife’s death.

This isn’t a terrible movie, it just feels like someone threw in the plot of every other British movie made recently (Harry Brown, London Boulevard, The Veteran, etc…) and thrown in vampire powers for good measure! Granted, this manages to do a lot for its tiny budget, but you don’t need a budget to write interesting characters and make you actually care about them. Instead we are given one-dimensional performances from boring characters who do little to endear themselves to their audience.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Veteran



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