Review of Under the Mountain (2009) by Velma C — 08 Oct 2010
What is this?! First off, I never heard of this film before, and apparently it was based off a novel. The film sounded cool and it has Sam Neill in it, but sadly it was so bad. The teen actors in this film were so unconvincing.
Some of them started to annoy me. The film started out a little weird. So is Sam Neill's character an angel, an alien from another world, a magical wizard? What? In addition, I don't think the film ever explained why and how the two teenage twins were telepathic.
Were they born that way? Does their telepathic abilities give them an edge over their enemies? I'm confused. Though I have to admit, the monsters, or even alien beings, were rather creepy at times.
The make-up department did a great job with that, but sadly the film's CGI department was lacking. Some of the graphics were fine, but could have been better. Then again, this film was produced in New Zealand.
I guess American movie-goers like myself has been spoiled. Anyway, the film was not as entertaining as I hope it would be. The film's screenplay was not that interesting, and the film's characters didn't engage me all that much.
I even slept for at least ten minutes toward the ending. That tells you that the film's ending wasn't even that exciting. I personally will not watch this film again, and by watching this movie, it did not interest me in reading the original novel.
This review of Under the Mountain (2009) was written by Velma C on 08 Oct 2010.
Under the Mountain has generally received mixed reviews.
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