Review of Rise of the Gargoyles (2009) by Krillin C — 10 Sep 2009

Rise of the Gargoyles centers around American professor Eric Balfour (Hell Ride, Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake) in Paris who meets up with old friend Carol (Soap opera star Tanya Clarke) who visit the underground of an old Church to be demolished to look at old Gargoyle sculptures.

Unbeknownst to them, an actual Gargoyle has been realized and when Carol foolishly takes some of its eggs, the beast sets out into Paris to retrieve the eggs and kill a couple of people along the way, including Carol.

Now the number 1 suspect in her death, Balfour must prove his innocence by teaming up with a couple of tabloid reports and a know-it-all priest (well established character actor Nick Mancuso who I will always know as the killer from the original Black Christmas) to stop the creature before it keeps killing people off.

Overall, the film has its moments, but for the most part, it's a drag. When it's not being boring, the film basically teases viewers with very minimal creature shots (for the better probably, the CG is terrible) and offscreen kills (another major drag).

To top things off, the film builds and builds and builds, then seems to forget that it needs to end, so it concludes abruptly and awkwardly. In the end, Rise of the Gargoyles had the potential to deliver cheap Sci-Fi channel thrills, but wounded up being a major disappointment.