Fear No Evil is considered by many a cult classic. This movie is the definition of cheese. The premise is that three angels inhabit the bodies of everyday humans, Raphael, Michael and Gabriel to fight the human carnation of Lucifer on the eve of the Second Coming of Christ. I guess that could make a good movie, if it
would include good dialog, good acting, a decent score, strong cinematography. Unfortunately, we don't get any of that. While there are a few scenes in this film that are rather striking and bizarre, i.e. the shower scene and the mass stigmata, this movie is rather banal and boring. The dialog made me feel like I was watching an episode of Satanic Welcome Back, Kotter. The acting was pretty much piss poor, I don't think anyone in this film went on to any success. The visual aspects of this movie were basically shoddy, often times being obscured by overdone lighting or lack of preparing the blocking for a sunny day when shooting outside. And the score was just over-the-top melodramatic and omnipresent, usually overriding the emotional impact of the scene. This is one cult I will not belong to. Better left in the past this one. Anchor Bay, Shame on you.
February 9, 2010
