Review of The Lair of the White Worm (1988) by Tim S — 06 Jan 2015
The Lair of the White Worm is another infamous Ken Russell film, a man whose directorial efforts yielded many of cinema's most insane oddities. This is one of them, but I didn't feel particularly interested in the movie as a whole.
It lost me at many points, not the least of which is due to the thickness of the accents by most of the actors. You get used to it after a while, but still, a lot of important details were probably lost in the mix.
The film was also based upon a Bram Stoker novel, which the marketing fully embraces, of course. Incredibly memorable visuals mixed with a less than stellar story about snake people, which is this movie in a nutshell.
It's also noted as an early film for Hugh Grant.
This review of The Lair of the White Worm (1988) was written by Tim S on 06 Jan 2015.
The Lair of the White Worm has generally received mixed reviews.
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