382. Antrum - The Deadliest Film Ever Made; movie review

 

ANTRUM - THE DEADLIEST FILM EVER MADE

Cert 18

93 mins

BBFC advice: TBA

What is this? A horror film, a mockumentary or a spoof?

Antrum tries to be all of these things but falls woefully short each time. It is absolutely all over the place.

Its introduction purports to report on film which is so cursed that those who have watched it have perished horribly.

Indeed, it claims the film disappeared after festival curators all suffered gory deaths after private screenings ahead of intended public performances.

Inevitably, the film has been found and, even though it may kill us, we are going to be treated to it.

This leads to a modicum of anticipation but it becomes almost instantly clear that it won't be met.

Instead, there is a cliched, rather amateurish tale about satanism seen through a fuzzy lens to give the impression of celluloid which has been lost for a long time.

The movie then returns to more mockumentary narrative. If the viewer hasn't walked off by this point it is probably because they have either dropped off the sleep or are in a drunken stupor.

Antrum has aspirations to be a version of The Ring. But it's a lot less scary and far more shoddy.

I am sure that David Amito and Michael Laicini had a right good old time making it but Antrum's final cut is surprisingly dull.

It falls into the ever-burgeoning category of movies which probably wouldn't have found themselves on a release list in a normal year.

Doubtlessly, the good stuff is being kept behind for widescale cinema reopening but goodness knows when that will be.

Anyway, I survived Antrum.

Reasons to watch: The hype

Reasons to avoid: It is all over the place

Laughs: None

Jumps: None

Vomit: None

Nudity: Briefly

Overall rating: 2/10

Did you know? The most cursed movie ever is not a horror but a comedy which will never be made. The Incomparable Atuk seems to kill every actor associated with the lead role. The first was comedy legend John Belushi who was killed by a drug overdose. Next up was Sam Kinison who died in a drunk driving accident. The part was then offered to John Candy, who suffered a fatal heart attack a few months after getting the script. Next was Chris Farley who succumbed to a drug overdose. Farley gave a copy of the script to fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Phil Hartman who was shot and killed by his wife, who committed suicide hours later.

The final word. Nicole Tompkins: "I have to make a confession, I like horror films but I am the biggest wuss. If you put on a really bloody horror movie, I’m going to be sitting there watching it through my fingers because that really upsets me."

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