The Garden
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Movie Reviews of The Garden
Movie Review: LUCIFER LANCE
Summary: 3 Stars
One has to give the filmmakers an "A" for effort in trying to come up with something a little original; too bad, that most of what transpires is muddled and far from credible. Adam Taylor Gordon is very good in his role of a thirteen year old boy plagued with horrifying nightmares that result in his sometimes cutting himself. After spending some time under a psychiatrist's care, he is released to his recovering alcoholic father (Brian Wimmer, more effective than usual) and they head home to his estranged mother's house. An "accident" leads them into the home of mysterious farmer Lance Henriksen, giving one of his better recent performances. It soon becomes apparent that kindly Lance has something evil up his sleeve, and that the boy and his father are part of it. Sean Young pops up as the relgiously oriented schoolmarm, offering no evidence of what was once considered a star in the making. The movie has some creepily effective moments and director (actor Don Michael Paul) makes good use of lighting and visuals for atmosphere, but by the end of the movie, it's all so contrived, you wonder what the movie's point was. Could have been so much better.Movie Review: Weak Story
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie was for the most part disappointing, but there were several aspects of the production that deserve praise. During the commentary, the director repeatedly points out that this movie was filmed on a low budget and in nineteen days. Considering those limitations, the movie turned out quite well. The acting was anywhere from acceptable to quite good (the guy who played the old man was especially good) and the musical score was very nicely done. The production values were also quite good. What was truly substandard was the story. There were awkward Biblical references. There was melodrama. There was heavy-handed use of symbols. There were also short cuts taken in the plot that were a little hard to ignore. I'm sure that if there had been more time to film this movie, much of the story would have been revised, but a weak story is kind of hard to overlook and so I feel generous in awarding three stars to this movie!Movie Review: interesting plot
Summary: 3 Stars
Unlike most horror movies that deal with ghosts or blood and gore, this movie is propelled by its great plot, which is biblically based, and pulls the watcher into a battle between good and evil, where they sit at the edge of their chair and pray for the best.Movie Review: Tried to be sixth sense but failed.
Summary: 1 Stars
The Garden has a great cast but it failed to deliver. The script is bad. The plot is hokey. The acting is goofy. It's way too slow. There is no action. And there isn't a single scary moment in the movie. This movie tries too hard to be like The Sixth Sense. And I didn't even enjoy The Sixth Sense. Only this movie is a laughable mess. The direction is so poor. The only redeeming factor is the cinematography. At its best it plays out like an extra long episode of Supernatural or Millennium.
A mentally disturbed son and his father have a car accident near Lance Henriksen's house. They instantaneously develop a bond with each other. The father starts working for Lance. And Lance is the new mentor for the child.
Throughout the movie the mentally disturbed child has visions that are supposed to frighten the viewer. Everything goes downhill when the child gets bullied. And then the fight between good and evil takes over. Lance turns out to be evil. And everything thereafter is unbelievable and silly.
The movie has a lot of Christian values that are imposed onto the viewer. And that takes away from the scariness of the movie. I do not recommend this movie.
Grade: D-
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