Review of Dust Devil (1992) by Stephen C — 02 Aug 2011
Long seen as an uber cult movie Richard Stanleys second film is a reall let down for this viewer after finaly tracking it down on DVD.
The main problems are twofold ,firstly the two leads are soo dull that when the excitement and hororr kick in ,your brain has start to wander all over the place and as a result the interest level dissapates greatly.
It doesn't help that the director seems to think he is Nicholas Roeg circa 1971 with Walkabout while he actually feels like Ken Russel Circa 1986 Crimes of Passion.
The film feels like one long boring pop promo and you get the impression Stanley did this to cover up some holes in the story.
Their are some plus points with the supporting cast most notably and the loaction ,but sadly my enjoyment of the film had long since vanished after another poinless arty shot.
A cult movie for some then but pure boredom for this viewer.
This review of Dust Devil (1992) was written by Stephen C on 02 Aug 2011.
Dust Devil has generally received positive reviews.
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