One of the main problems with The Daisy Chain is that it can't seem to make its mind up whether Daisy is just an autistic girl that bad things happen to people when they're around her, or really a 'fairy changling' with mystical powers to eradicate anyone who takes her fancy. The film is somewhat muddled on this point, and you get the impression this is more down to confusion at the screenplay level than a genuine attempt at making her origin open-handed.
Sadly, there are multiple other flaws here too. Like the pacing, which is all over the place and sometimes make the film hard to follow. And the acting, especially as regards the underwhelming reaction in a small community to so many killings at once. Mhairi Anderson who plays Daisy is good, but Samantha Morton and Andrew Mackintosh are mostly just there for the paycheque, and as for the supporting cast they're... not great.
Basically, this is nothing more than a tolerable horror which doesn't really convince on any level and which is destined to remain an also-ran. There are plenty of better entries in the creepy child genre, so why not take a look at them instead? Here's a good one to start you off: The Omen (not the remake, obviously). 4/10.
Sadly, there are multiple other flaws here too. Like the pacing, which is all over the place and sometimes make the film hard to follow. And the acting, especially as regards the underwhelming reaction in a small community to so many killings at once. Mhairi Anderson who plays Daisy is good, but Samantha Morton and Andrew Mackintosh are mostly just there for the paycheque, and as for the supporting cast they're... not great.
Basically, this is nothing more than a tolerable horror which doesn't really convince on any level and which is destined to remain an also-ran. There are plenty of better entries in the creepy child genre, so why not take a look at them instead? Here's a good one to start you off: The Omen (not the remake, obviously). 4/10.