You have a great director-Joel Schumacher (he's done some good stuff, don't go there!)
three very good actors, who have good fan bases-Henry Cavill, Dominic Purcell, Michael Fassbender,
an interesting story-Nazi occultist traps a family, 60 years ago, and two brothers try to save the family and themselves,
serene and gritty scenery, great makeup effects (special kudos to Ken Niederbaumer),
and yet, this movie, which had it's title changed three times, still couldn't find a market.
Today, it's out on dvd.
We had the chance to watch the film in it's brief and strange release, pretty much out in the boonies.
Personally, we liked it, although had Michael not been in it, we probably wouldn't have given the film a second thought. We really enjoyed Henry Cavill, too. We found his character very likeable.
The story itself, is a bit strange, though. The CGI could have been cleaner, too, what little they used.
Michael has done horror before. Eden Lake was one, and you can probably put Hex down in the group, too.
Michael does an excellent job being fearful, scary, unnerving, and all out gross.
Just in case you aren't sure about the film, here are some not so biased reviews:
Fear.net
Quietearth.us
Briandorf.com
If horror movies still aren't your thing, even if you are curious about Michael's work, at least the first 15 minutes of the movie are worth the viewing. Mr. Fassbender speaks German, and this was before Inglourious Basterds.
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