Fangoria Presents: Sin Reaper

Fangoria Presents: Sin Reaper

Starring Helen Mutch, Lance Henriksen, Hazuki Kato, Patrick Thomas

Directed by Sebastian Bartolitius

Synopsis:
Samantha (Helen Mutch) is haunted by strange nightmares at night, and her doctor (Lance Henriksen) discovers that her dreams have a weird link to reality, as the setting of her dreams is the same as a medieval castle in Germany that she's never been to or heard of.

Heading to the castle in hopes of finding the meaning of her dreams, Samantha discovers a deadly family secret, and the Sin Reaper - a figure dressed with a mysterious metal mask wielding a strange cross-shaped weapon that targets her and her friends.

Review:
The previews for this film made me want to see it all the more, because it seemed that the killer was a different breed of evil.  While I was disappointed with the actual result, I still think the killer was intriguing, especially with the spectacular double kill committed between two lovers which reminded me of the old classic Jason Voorhees kill in Friday the 13th 2. 

Other than that, the story was rather dull with a very predictable outcome, not just who survives but who the killer ultimately is, and the reason he killed.  All of this can be easily deduced once Samantha set foot in the castle.  The acting wasn't much to write home about either, there's none that stick out.

Oh, the setting was cool too.  It's always interesting to see a horror film set in a castle.  Castles are cool. The movie, unfortunately, was not.

Summary:
Cool castle.  Cool killer.  That's bout it.

My Rating: C-