Review of The Relic (1997) by Kim Newman for Empire — 17 Aug 2017
Unpretentiously and likeable Peter Hyams is one of the few hacks still working at this budget level, and he relishes the chance to make an audience jump, not only with some neat monster effects and a pile of mutilated corpses but also with some subtleties of editing and lighting, plus one of the loudest jump-out-of-your-seat soundtracks in a recent memory.
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This review of The Relic (1997) was written by Kim Newman and published by Empire on 17 Aug 2017.
The Relic has generally received mixed reviews.
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