Rating of
2/4
John Dies at the End review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 02/25/13
Gory, weird and sometimes funny. If your not into exploding eyes, bugs or a self sacrificing dog, then this picture is definitely not for you. David Wong meets Arnie at a restaurant. He tries to narrate to Arnie the event that occurred before their encounter. Shelly Norris asks the assistance of David and John. David meets Roger North inside his car and is harassed by a detective. The visual effects were not that believable and impressive. Acting was amateurish and plot goes from here to there (literally and figuratively), without much clarity in the beginning, which makes you follow the story from the interview of Arnie of David. Soundtrack was nice and premise was unique. Don Coscarelli has glimpses of David Cronenberg's thought process, but lacks the vision and technical skills to be with the aforementioned director. John Dies at the End had potential of being a really good film for its genre, if only the screenplay had more clarity. Unfortunately, Coscarelli has long ways to go before becoming the next Lynch or Cronenberg, the masters of surrealism.
