In their feature film debut, writer Jennifer Mancini and director Alexandra Senza's tale of covens and demons admirably depicts witches as complex human beings. But FLEE THE LIGHT’s internal logic feels vague and inconsistent, a spell missing a few key ingredients.
The film has more to offer Foo fanatics than it does to horror hounds, a few seriously splattery setpieces notwithstanding.
Walkers’ feature film debut has proven that he has an eye and mind to create a twisted blend of comedy and horror with the latter providing better results. Being able to have something to say with both comes as an added bonus.
It's long past due for an enterprising filmmaker to hang a fictional narrative on the subject of alien hauntings, something that will wildly and popularly reimagine the entire horror genre. Director Dan Riddle’s THE LAST POSSESSION, alas, is not that movie.
It's astronomically bloodier than Tobe Hooper’s trendsetter, yet it never feels nearly as frightening.
