I have never read Lovecraft so I can't comment on whether or not this is true to his style.
Its not a terrible film but its instantly forgettable. The plot contains some force that affects the people who drink water from a well in 1940's Italy. We are never given a view of what their lives were like before the "colour" so the drama is muted somewhat.
There are attempts to create atmosphere with weird and quirky events and lingering views of religious imagery. There is also a lot of focus on a mute retard who carries a doll everywhere..this is initially intriguing but once you realise it leads nowhere and is simply padding then it becomes irritating..especially as the actress playing the part overacts inexcusably.
The pacing is very slow and at times watching this feels like wading through treacle. I admire the director for placing character above gore and sensationalism but if he wants to make a "drama horror" he should look beyond the circle of untrained b-movie regulars we see here when assembling his cast.
Debbie Rochon is the only actress who gives a commendable performance. The movie tag line is "sucks the life out" and I imagine the younger audience will think the movie sucks the life out of them. Its a brave attempt that doesn't really work. I've never read Lovecraft and it'll take more than this movie to get me to start.
Its not a terrible film but its instantly forgettable. The plot contains some force that affects the people who drink water from a well in 1940's Italy. We are never given a view of what their lives were like before the "colour" so the drama is muted somewhat.
There are attempts to create atmosphere with weird and quirky events and lingering views of religious imagery. There is also a lot of focus on a mute retard who carries a doll everywhere..this is initially intriguing but once you realise it leads nowhere and is simply padding then it becomes irritating..especially as the actress playing the part overacts inexcusably.
The pacing is very slow and at times watching this feels like wading through treacle. I admire the director for placing character above gore and sensationalism but if he wants to make a "drama horror" he should look beyond the circle of untrained b-movie regulars we see here when assembling his cast.
Debbie Rochon is the only actress who gives a commendable performance. The movie tag line is "sucks the life out" and I imagine the younger audience will think the movie sucks the life out of them. Its a brave attempt that doesn't really work. I've never read Lovecraft and it'll take more than this movie to get me to start.