Rupert Sanders goes back to the comic book series with a different take on the dark supernatural journey of love and revenge, also starring FKA Twigs and Danny Huston.
owes its enduring cult bona fides partly to high-style visuals rooted in peak-era MTV, a churning alt-metal soundtrack and way cool goth-chic fashion sense. But the larger factor behind the sleek thriller’s cultural imprint was the tragic accident during filming that took the life of promising starattempts to slip out from under the original’s shadow by avoiding the word “remake” and calling this a modern reimagining of the source material. That doesn’t make it any less turgid.
But where does this diabolical mind-manipulation power come from, and what made Roeg such a sicko creep? He says he’s been around for centuries, but if we’re to believe he’s a supernatural being of some kind, hatched from the same comic-strip mythology as Dead Eric, why is his skill set so different? Don’t expect answers to those questions.
When Eric and Shelly get home, they find Roeg’s hitmen waiting for them. Sanders and the writers have wisely scrapped the sadistic rape element from the first movie and show less interest in sensationalizing the murders. It’s probably the last smart decision they make.for the first or the 50th time needs too much fussy lore to slow down the action.
As Skarsgard’s Eric and his mullet prowl the city picking off Roeg’s stooges in increasingly gory ways, he’s more often shirtless to display his chiseled torso and extensive body ink. At one point, a would-be assassin even obliges by tearing off Eric’s sweaty T-shirt during a blood-drenched clash. I almost shouted, “Ooh, girl, behave!”
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