Review of Lost Souls (2000) by Christopher S — 01 Dec 2009
More grounded than most possession/end-of-the-world movies. Put another way, more 'Rosemary's Baby' than 'The Exorcist' which is the smarter, more interesting path. Intriguing enough to pull me along and well acted by the leads, smoky-eyed Winona Ryder and earnest Ben Chaplin. However the transitions from scene to scene are downright poor, here are a few examples:
A man pursuing the protags is transforming into a beast in an empty house. Cut to: Protags running down the street.
Ryder says Chaplin will become Satan incarnate on his 33rd birthday unless they can find a solution. With wide-eyed horror, Chaplin reveals that his birthday is tomorrow. Cut to: the pair of them leisurely sharing a coffee and cigarette on a terrace. WTF?!?!?
Protags are beset upon by a hundred parishioners, Chaplin shoots two. Cut to: Protags running down the street.
It's as if the screenwriter couldn't figure out how to extricate the heroes from sticky situations, so he simply excused himself from the task! Afraid that won't cut it, mate. Fittingly, the movie ends on an anticlimactic beat too: I was left there thinking, "That's it? That's the best resolution you came up with?".
Possession movies are usually hokey yawners, but at least 'Lost Souls' tried putting some style into the proceedings.
This review of Lost Souls (2000) was written by Christopher S on 01 Dec 2009.
Lost Souls has generally received negative reviews.
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