During an archaeological dig on the site of ancient Pompeii in Italy a box of jewellery is uncovered, quickly followed by what looks like a faceless statue but is in fact the calcified body of a 2,000 year old Roman gladiator. He comes to life and seeks out the reincarnation of his lover. She is an American who happens to be in the area, what are the odds of that happening!!?? Despite his size the police in the Naples area struggle to find the plodding stone man, the plot is rather silly at times. Essentially this movie is The Mummy (1932) but instead of bandages we get stone, and to be fair I found the creature quite good. The movie does have a few suspenseful moments but, like the Faceless Man, it also plods along at times too. Although set in Italy it was filmed in California but the cool European cars did help it look like the Mediterranean. Classic science fiction/horror this most definitely is not but for fans of these genres from this period it is a perfectly watchable 67 minutes.
Review of Curse of the Faceless Man
