The Last Voyage Of The Demeter is a period horror movie based on a chapter in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The movie opens with constables investigating the wrecked Demeter on the British shoreline, it then flashes back to show its voyage from Bulgaria and what happened.
The cast is solid particularly the bigger names Corey Hawkins as Clemens the defacto ships doctor, Liam Cunningham as Captain Elliot, and David Dastmalchian as Wojchek the first mate. They all give grounded dimensional performances and the mood and pacing work build and gain momentum expertly.
Visually the film is moody and dark and rich, its impressive, the kills gruesome, the monster grotesque. It works. Especially as a creature feature. But perhaps because the story holds little surprises, not only because of how well known the source material is but because the movie itself foreshadows it, there's not much to lock into other than the horror/action. There's no real time to get invested much in any of the characters emotionally or for them to develop. What you're left with is a gorgeous looking B level horror flick. It succeeds in that but can't quite go beyond it.
Entertaining and effective but a little thin.
Currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.
Rent It.
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