![]() This is not helped by the film’s rather strange shifts in approach, with the film’s initial ghost story feel turning suddenly into a weird quasi-zombie siege film in the final half hour as the cursed spirits of dead sailors pop up to try and kill our protagonists. However, the execution falls flat with the film-makers attempts to mimic the distinctive rhythms of Poe’s prose often coming off as of a poor tribute act than a worthy reinterpretation of the writer’s work. ![]() The film’s story had the potential to be a somewhat decent and spooky mystery and it does have all the right ingredients, what with it possessing a spooky lighthouse, a spooky lighthouse keeper who looks like Captain Birdseye’s alcoholic brother and the possible presence of the supernatural. Mercifully O’Neil is given much less convoluted dialogue than his co-star, with his exchanges mainly amounting to questions about the lighthouse and the increasingly strange goings-on. I guess the act of making love to a woman just leaves him somewhat irritated. The same cannot be said for his co-star Matt O’Neil who seems to spend the entire film with a perpetual look of surprised annoyance on his face, even in scenes where he should be expressed joy or happiness such as in a beachside sex scene. Vernon Wells (perhaps best known for his work in 80s cult hits Commando and The Road Warrior) is easily the best thing about this film, with the veteran actor somehow managing to give an earnest and believable performance as Walsh, semi-successfully delivering the sometimes cringe-inducing dialogue with the same kind of seriousness as you would lend to a Shakespearean soliloquy. While waiting for the ferry to come and collect him, the young man is visited by visions of a young woman who may or may not be a figment of his imagination, all the while the island is repeatedly subject to earth-shattering tremors brought on by the constant crashing of the waves. This brings me to The Lighthouse Keeper, a small scale mystery drama loosely based upon Poe’s final unfinished work, but also one that will drive you to such boredom and misery that you’ll feel like a tortured character from one of Poe’s stories.Ī young man washes up on the shores of an isolated island and is taken in by its sole inhabitant, a mysterious lighthouse keeper who repeatedly warns him to never let the candles go out. While never achieving any major success in his lifetime, in death Poe’s work has risen to become some of the definitive works of Dark Romantic and Gothic literature, with the writer serving as a perpetual source of inspiration for writers and filmmakers. "While it does possess a fun performance from Vernon Wells, and it does have the potential to be a “so bad it’s good” kind of film"Įdgar Allan Poe is a name synonymous with the macabre. I The Betrayer Bassist Kyle Sevenoaks Breaks Down What’s Giving Him The Creeps This Halloween.TFC: Arena EXCLUSIVE Interview: Gill Montgomery | The Hot Damn!.TFC Arena – Premiere: 25 Years Of Garage Featuring Terry Stone, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Oxide & Neutrino and more.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Shenna | Dear December Slow Down.Critically-Acclaimed Singer, Songwriter & Actress SHENNA Performs TIME OF THE YEAR.Speedy Enix Records Releases SIREN The Debut Album From LadyWolfe Across Digital Platforms Including Spotify + Apple iTunes Store.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Kerry Ellis – Queen Machine Symphonic Tour.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Kerry Ellis | Queen Machine Symphonic | The Fan Carpet Theatre Spotlight (AUDIO ONLY).Playtime (2022) – Review by Corinna Jane 4/5 Stars.Disney’s The Lion King (2022) – Review by Marc Jason Ali 5/5 Stars.The Nutcracker (2022) – Review by Camila Sayers 5/5 Stars.A Conversation With Sophie-Louise Dann aka Madame Morrible in WICKED.A Conversation With Mark Curry aka The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz in WICKED.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Shaun Escoffery + George Asprey | The Lion King.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Jaime Winstone + Clifford Samuel | 2:22 – A Ghost Story.EXCLUSIVE Interview: Sophia Bush + Ricky Champ | 2:22 – A Ghost Story.2:22 – A Ghost Story (2023) – Review by Marc Jason Ali 5/5 Stars.Doubtfire (2023) – Review by Marc Jason Ali 5/5 Stars
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