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| Director: Jim Mickle (2010) |
Beginning with a moody monologue, Jim
Mickle’s Stake Land is an ultra serious apocalyptic film, set in a vampire
infested America. Martin (Connor Paolo) and his mentor Mister (Nick Damici) are
travelling to the fabled New Eden to escape the horrors of the world.
Throughout its 98 minutes, Stakeland is content to tick all the generic boxes
of its genre, rarely surprising its audience. Hordes of foes? Check. Cheap jump
scares? Check. Religious lunatics? Check. A car breaking down at the worst
possible time? Oh yes. This rudimentary execution seeps into every pore of the
production, from the uninspired acting to the functional fight scenes. Only 2
set pieces- a tracking shot portraying Christians attacking a camp by throwing
vamps out of a helicopter and being stalked by an intelligent bloodsucker-
offer any modicum of thrills. And even then these are over before they've begun.
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