Revealer

Right, well the cover/poster for the 2022 horror movie "Revealer" was interesting, especially given the 1980s vibe and the tentacles in the background. And being an avid horror fan and a Lovecraft fan, of course I opted to watch "Revealer", despite of never having heard about it prior to watching it.

I wasn't sure what I was in for here, from writers Luke Boyce, Michael Moreci and Tim Seeley, but I do believe in giving a movie a fair chance. And since "Revealer" was a horror movie, then I was already interesting in watching it.

The storyline told in "Revealer" was a bit too far out there for my liking. I mean, the end of days apparently takes place in the 1980s, and all we get to see, essentially, is the insides of a sleazy strip club. But wait, it gets better, then suddenly the demon Asmodeus shows up. Right.

Well, it might have worked if anything interesting actually took place during the slow paced progress of the narrative. But it didn't, and that means that you are stuck with a somewhat dull and monotonous storyline that takes forever to get nowhere and tells nothing worthwhile while doing that. Not really the recipe for a top of the line narrative.

The acting performances in "Revealer" were actually fair enough, despite of the cast ensemble being very small, and the actresses and actors virtually had next to nothing to work with. So at least that counted for something.

Visually then "Revealer" was okay, I guess. If you look aside from the inarticulate rubber mask that they used for Asmodeus.

All in all, then "Revealer" is not a fabulous horror movie, nor is it actually particularly scary or entertaining. If you enjoy horror movies, then I suggest you get your kicks elsewhere, like "Stranger Things" for example, as "Revealer" seems to be somewhat influenced by that series.

My rating of director Luke Boyce's "Revealer" lands on a three out of ten stars.

I thought finally, a movie with the biblical end times! Couldn't wait to see it. Well, let's just say, "well then..."

I think it was meant to be a cheesy movie, but it was too much cheese with an awful mixture of lame. The setting is really cliche - a stripper in a peep show house.

I do give the film credit for giving a little bit of emotional background to the two main female characters. However, that seems to be the only effort put into the story. I'm not sure if this was done on purpose or not. It is fun though.

The main characters come off as annoying as hell. Other than having them reveal a little background, I wanted to tear my hair out while listening to them argue with each other most of the time.

Finally, the demon aesthetics were terrible.

I know it's a low budget horror film and the rules are that you don't turn the lights because you will see the shonky effects. But, this is way too much.

Predictable stereotypes make it play out as you would expect.

Funnily enough, the end credits are almost better than the whole rest of the movie.

Other than that, pretty predictable plots points, special effects are good though.

The basis for the film is fairly straightforward. A condescending religious protester and the arrogant peep show performer she dislikes have to work together to escape an apocalyptic invasion by alien creatures.

Neither of the characters are particularly likeable, nor are their characters developed particularly well. The amble their way through the peep show store in an attempt to escape the demonic mega creature that wants to kill them.

Ultimately, nothing interesting happens, the dialog is uninspired and the film as a whole feels incredibly dull. It was clearly trying to ride the Stranger Things wave, with its 80s setting, music, and creatures, but it creates none of the likeable characters and character interactions, you see in the latter, and its horror elements are no match.

Throw in an unnecessary "religious girl who is secretly a lesbian" character arc (because that ticks one of the "popular things to add" boxes), but adds nothing to the overall film; along with a deliberately phallic looking attack on the peep show dancer, and that's about as much excitement as you'll get out of this one.

Not one I'd recommend watching, and certainly not one that will get a rewatch.