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Children of the Corn 4 - The GatheringRating:
Release Date: 05 August, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $13.49 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (5 total) |
Children of the Corn 4 - The Gathering Reviews
One dedicated actress elevates an average horror flick.
Naomi Watts (Tank Girl) hasn't gotten near the number of lead roles she's deserved despite her stellar supporting work in Tank Girl and Dangerous Beauty. So for the moment this will do -- an overly bloody, sometimes shocking horror sequel.
Despite the sub-par script and overly liberal gore (this from a guy who's absorbed everything from Dawn of the Dead to Maniac, from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer to Richard Kern's shorts), Children of the Corn IV is better than usual because of Watts' ability to play a strong heroine with a secret. With her panache for vituperous dialogue and two moments of genuine emotional release (when Margaret wakes up the close-up on Watts is priceless), Watts puts past and present horror heroines like Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Neve Campbell (Scream) to shame.
Even given her solid work (and a bonus point for her good American accent), this is still not a movie you'd put onto a best-of list. But good performances overall and a mood well set makes this worth your while...even if it won't be held up as any kind of a shining filmmaking example.
If only I'd seen the first two...
Children of the corn IV is a pretty good scary movie, with lots of freaky scenes. Although the "special" effects are not so good this is a worth-seeing movie. Unfortunately I can't give it 5 stars because I haven't seen the firt two COTC movies which are said to be the best. (I've only seen #5 but I didn't like it).
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