The Ferryman
This New Zealand horror film really surprised me. I wasn’t expecting much, if anything, and it really delivered in all fronts — the violence, gore, effects, and premise. To top it off, it didn’t give us a predictable or bad ending, which is the downfall for a lot of potentially good films from the genre. The movie hooks you right from the start, as we witness a very violent and bloody battle between the remaining two men (from a full crew) on a boat over what seems to be an old knife (that we later learn grants the user power to switch bodies). After one is the clear victor, we fast-forward to our group of vacationers boarding a small boat on their way to Fiji. While in the ocean they encounter a distress signal and eventually come across the boat from the beginning and find the sole survivor, whom they kindly bring aboard. It doesn’t take long before the man kills off a new set of passengers, and switches into another body with his mystical knife.
With the premise I expected just another dull movie about switching bodies, that would lead to the standard death and paranoia of the crew. Sure it could have gone that route, but luckily it didn’t dwell on the paranoia aspect for too long (since the characters don’t catch on for a while), leading the movie to never have a dull moment. Even the character introductions proved to be an interesting watch, especially the clear annoyance of sexual frustration some have with each other. To make things more interesting, an unknown figure that we can only assume is “The Ferryman” is hunting down the man with the knife, giving us the assumption that he somehow escaped death by using the knife. However, we don’t actually see who’s hunting him until towards the end. The make-up effects (especially with the Ferryman) is above average and there’s plenty of blood for the gore-hounds (like myself).
OVERALL
Offering a semi-original premise, above average production values, lots of violence and blood, and never becoming too slow-paced, the movie proves to be an interesting installment for the genre and a worthy look-at when it becomes available on DVD. Check this one out.
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