Review of Dagon (2001) by Alexander N — 11 Dec 2016

I'm a huge Stuart Gordon fan, and I wasn't expecting much from this one. I was expecting very cheesy turn-of-the-century CGI effects and the notable absence of Gordon's muses, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton.

However, the effects work is largely top notch, from the same Spanish studio that did the effects for "Pan's Labyrinth." The acting is more than acceptable from Ezra Godden in the role Jeffrey Combs was meant for but mainly by the excellent Spanish supporting cast, most notably a remarkable late turn by the great Francisco Rabal.

This is well worth seeing, maybe the last great Lovecraft adaptation, very skilled mix of good quality CGI and very good practical effects.