I have not seen the original but this one is just a very average film. I really appreciate John Carpenter's directional style, and his direction does make this at least interesting to watch as a fan. Yet, this one is low on style or scares. When he does take the music and style to a high level the movie is certainly best in those scenes. I wish he had spent more time on the style parts of the film and made this a more trademark Carpenter horror film.
The actors are also fine but not great. Reeves does a nice job and I also enjoyed Mark Hamill as the priest, but there just aren't any excellent or extremely likable characters to feel for or care about. The children are also not scary, but just strange and uncomfortable. Not a great movie, but worth a watch or two.
The actors are also fine but not great. Reeves does a nice job and I also enjoyed Mark Hamill as the priest, but there just aren't any excellent or extremely likable characters to feel for or care about. The children are also not scary, but just strange and uncomfortable. Not a great movie, but worth a watch or two.