Review of Eegah (1962) by Wayne K — 11 Jan 2016

There's not a lot I can say about Eegah that hasn't already been said by countless other bad movies buffs over the last half a century. I'll admit to being quite invested during the first half hour or so, and Richard Kiel is at least trying to be likable, and succeeds as well as anybody could, given the terrible material.

But for a movie called Eegah, he's really not in it very much, probably because the director intended it as a starring vehicle for his son, Arch Hall Jr., who, ironically enough, appears to have the acting talent of a caveman.

I didn't laugh at it many times, and actually found myself becoming increasingly frustrated by the total stupidity of the main characters and its complete lack of direction and purpose. The film is so rushed that the climax literally lasts about a minute, and its feels like they actually forgot to include it when they were filming, and had to tag it on during post-production.

The music is painful to listen to, the editing is sloppy, the integration of stock footage is pointless and none of the leads can deliver a single line convincingly. It certainly is a must-see for connoisseurs of cinematic crap, but is one of the most forgettable so-bad-its-good films I've ever seen.