by John Zenoni
By no means is ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ a classic horror/Dracula film, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that it was better than I expected. The story - as should be obvious from the trailer - takes place on a ship sailing to England with mysterious cargo on board, more dangerous than anyone would expect. The Captain and crew were warned by villagers from the beginning, when they saw symbols on the crates being loaded, that evil was going to be on board. But of course no one listened.
What makes this film work are the creepy setting/scenes of the ship and ocean at night, the makeup and special effects, including a very nasty-looking Dracula, and the acting of the main characters. Everyone does a really good job holding their own, particularly Corey Hawkins (of ‘Straight Outta Compton’, ‘The Walking Dead’ fame), who's the leading actor/hero of the story. The only aggravating thing is there are moments where you want to scream at the characters for some obvious things they should do (like, quit trying to chase this thing down at night when it kills, how about go down and open every cargo/coffin lid during the day!) but part of that is the fun too.
While this film is miles away from Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’, it's still worth a watch for a few scares and jumps.
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