Plot
In rural 19th-century France, a mysterious, possibly supernatural menace threatens a small village. John McBride, a pathologist, comes to town to investigate the danger - and exorcise some of his own demons in the process.
Cast
Boyd Holbrook, the always appreciated Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie and Hanna (2019) star Áine Rose Daly.
Verdict
I'll be honest going in my hopes for Eight for Silver/The Cursed were no great. I don't like period stuff and I'm not a great fan of werewolf movies so I figured it wouldn't stand a chance. Was I right? Meh, somewhere in the middle.
The film looks the part, except when it comes to the creature effects then it's somewhat lacking, and by somewhat I mean pretty badly.
The performances are adequate, but Kelly Reilly is positively wasted!
The plot is above par, but it plods along as such a weak pace I genuinely found myself drifting off while watching it.
Werewolf films don't exactly saturate the genre but there is still no shortage, look elsewhere if you want a film you actually remember.
Rants
I'm a movie obsessive, this is long since established! I'm passionate about film so if a movie has me falling asleep during it, there's something very very wrong. Even lesser engaging films can usually keep my attention but this struggled, by the finale I was struggling to keep my eyes open. It's not that it was bad, it's more that it was just so mediocre, so unengaging, so generic and bland my mind decided my dreams were a better alternative.
The Good
The setting looks the part Some of the cast are very strong
The Bad
Weak lead Kelly Reilly was wasted Horrifically boring in places Poor finale.
In rural 19th-century France, a mysterious, possibly supernatural menace threatens a small village. John McBride, a pathologist, comes to town to investigate the danger - and exorcise some of his own demons in the process.
Cast
Boyd Holbrook, the always appreciated Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie and Hanna (2019) star Áine Rose Daly.
Verdict
I'll be honest going in my hopes for Eight for Silver/The Cursed were no great. I don't like period stuff and I'm not a great fan of werewolf movies so I figured it wouldn't stand a chance. Was I right? Meh, somewhere in the middle.
The film looks the part, except when it comes to the creature effects then it's somewhat lacking, and by somewhat I mean pretty badly.
The performances are adequate, but Kelly Reilly is positively wasted!
The plot is above par, but it plods along as such a weak pace I genuinely found myself drifting off while watching it.
Werewolf films don't exactly saturate the genre but there is still no shortage, look elsewhere if you want a film you actually remember.
Rants
I'm a movie obsessive, this is long since established! I'm passionate about film so if a movie has me falling asleep during it, there's something very very wrong. Even lesser engaging films can usually keep my attention but this struggled, by the finale I was struggling to keep my eyes open. It's not that it was bad, it's more that it was just so mediocre, so unengaging, so generic and bland my mind decided my dreams were a better alternative.
The Good
The setting looks the part Some of the cast are very strong
The Bad
Weak lead Kelly Reilly was wasted Horrifically boring in places Poor finale.