Long Time Dead

Long Time Dead

Starring Joe Absolom, Lara Belmont, Melanie Gutteridge, Lukas Haas

Directed by Marcus Adams

In England, a group of friends are looking for the ultimate high, so they decide to use a Ouija board to summon a spirit, but playtime soon ends when they conjure up a Djinn, which begins systematically killing them off one-by-one.  Lucy (Marsha Thomason) discovers that the Djinn is inhabiting the body of one of her friends, but which one?  And will she find out who it is before it destroys them all?

A five year old is sitting at a computer and begins mashing on the keyboard.  His father comes in and sees what he's typed, and decides to sell it to a major film company, and thus "Long Time Dead" was born.  Seriously, it's that stupid.  It's a cheap version of "Final Destination," and there's a special throw-in of a story concerning the Djinn and one of the guys who summons it.  Apparently they have a history together, and this throws the red herring into the mix - making us think he's the one who has the Djinn (hint: he isn't).  Any five year old could tell who was inhabited by the Djinn, and in the end we're just treated to a typical teenage murder fest, where you spend the time thinking who will go next.  It's a good gambling drinking game, but other than that, it's pretty worthless.

My Rating: D+