Review of The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) by J D — 17 Dec 2007
This is a perfect example of how a great movie trailer can tell you absolutely nothing about the movie and still make you want to go see it, regardless of how bad it is. I saw the trailer for this one way back in the day when it was first coming out, and the trailer made it look absolutely terrifying, just a bunch of black and white shots of Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer pointing around wildly with their guns as something stalks them in the savannah grasses.
And the title sounded pretty terrifying. I didn't know if I could deal with the intensity that this movie looked to be about. Then I watched the movie. Wow. Whoever designed the trailer deserves major credit.
Not good. The story would definitely be worth telling, but this was just slow and boring. On top of that, the lion attacks are actually glossed over quite a bit. There's dialogue here and there as the movie progresses roughly equivalent to "Well, looks like those lions just killed 50 more people.
" "Bloody hell." Bloody hell, indeed.
This review of The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) was written by J D on 17 Dec 2007.
The Ghost and the Darkness has generally received positive reviews.
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