It’s a good sign at the beginning when something deadpan happens and it’s played just right. Not ignored, but not POINTED OUT, like “wasn’t THAT clever???”.
Acting is tolerable, fx are cheezy, music is pretty decent. The weakness of the script becomes more of an issue as things get more complex.
I kind of went back and forth between bemoaning its stupid cheeziness and waiting to become enthralled by its near-fascinating gothiness. I doubt many will find the second winning in their hearts/minds, but, as with ‘Lo’, it’s completely possible some people will adore it and others will think it’s a load of sh1t. Me, I’m somewhere in the middle, but it doesn’t grab me the way ‘Lo’ did, so leaning more towards the latter.
You’ll only find it funny if you hate it, and you won’t find it scary either way. The best to hope for is rapt fascination…which I could understand. None of that HERE, but to each their own.
If it was better written and better acted I might call it moving. As it is let’s call it (mildly) interesting. (Re: JJ – RC, DH ‘ICSS’)
For living/undead romance, I’ll take ROTLD Part 3.
Grade: D+