Late Phases (2014) Full Movie
A wounded war vet moves to a place where people are dying from mysterious circumstances.
Director: Adrián García Bogliano
Writer : Eric Stolze
Stars : Nick Damici, Ethan Embry, Lance Guest
Storyline
Ambrose McKinley, a cantankerous blind vet, moves into a retirement community only to learn the residents there have been dying, not from old age, but from dog attacks. After surviving his own encounter with a canine one night, Ambrose comes to believe the assailants are much more than mere dogs.
Reviews
I read all these reviews waxing poetic about how this movie is better than or has elements of Silver Bullet and The Dog Soldiers. It has some of the feel of The Dog Soldiers and is about half as good. It could even be described as a lame almost copycat of Silver Bullet, without an engaging lead, with mostly boring supporting actors and an underdeveloped plot with holes. The first huge plot hole just stopped me in my tracks. Then there's the lead character. He and the audience know that there's a werewolf. We had the storyline going in, the lead had really, childishly obvious signs that even a blind man could see and he believes them without a seconds hesitation. It's like Silver Bullet, if you pulled out the steps of developing the story. There is not one second of suspension of disbelief for me. The lead character is played as an unlikable jerk and there is nothing beyond a passing attempt to build empathy for him or most of the cast. So when things happen to any of the characters, there's no impact or interest in them.
On the upside, it had a couple of interesting scenes. The werewolves were cute, which was kind of weird. The dog was brave. Finally, it had at least one interesting plot twist.
A good movie to sit with friends, drink and make nasty comments about the makers of the film. Or more probably, find other topics and talk over the film because it's mostly not worth spending time on.
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