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Erzulie
USA 2022
produced by Christine Chen, Payten Brewer, Candice Michele Barley, Andrew Van De Houton (executive), Han Soto (executive) for Moth to Flame Films, The Wild Heart Company, Sea Shanty Pictures, T2V Films, Beautifully Broken Productions, Moreland Productions
directed by Christine Chen
starring Courtney Oliviér, Diana Rose, Elizabeth Trieu, Zoe Graham, Leila Annastasia Scott, Jason Kirkpatrick, Isaiah LaBorde, Eric Gibson, Patrick A. Grover, Timeca M. Seretti, Dane Rhodes, Alexander Biglane, Andrew P. Logan, Haley Raines, Bradley Jenkins, Shaylah Conley, Cam Williams, Niki Flores, Lisa O'Neal, Connor Benedict, Adam Rani
written by Christine Chen, Camille Gladney, music by Nick Longoria, creature design by Meredith Johns, Roxanne McDanel
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Four friends, Wendy (Courtney Oliviér), Ari (Diana Rose), Violet
(Elizabeth Trieu) and Fay (Zoe Graham), go on a vacation together to a
lovely resort by a river - but really they're all running from something
or other. Now the place isn't what it was lined out to be, as after a
violent death, the river's off-limits, and the new resort manager,
redneck Rhett (Jason Kirkpatrick), is pretty much a sleazeball. And
at least one of the girls, Fay, has been followed by her problems - in the
person of her violent ex James (Alexander Biglane). Thing is, Wendy has
not told the others everything when she booked the trip, as she actually
choose the very resort to invocate mermaid goddess Erzulie (Leila
Annastasia Scott), something the other girls readily join in. Of course,
this sounds like a rather fantastic idea - but it still works, as later on
Erzulie kills Jame. But this might solve one problem, but it creates a
whole deal of other ones, including who'll take the fall for James's
murder, as the police isn't likely to believe the mermaid story. On top of
that, Rhett wants to capture Erzulie for himself, and he figures the girls
might be the perfect bait for a mermaid - and he isn't really on the
restrained side of things when it comes to getting what he wants ...
Now above might sound like a slightly silly run-of-the-mill
horror flick, and there would be nothing wrong with that, but actually
this movie has a lot more subtext and backstory than your usual horror
flick, as it weaves topics like toxic male-female relationships and
enviromentalism into the mix - but without ever becoming preachy or
forgetting to entertain in a genre context. And an atmospheric directorial
effort and solid performances by all involved make sure this is cool
horror entertainment - just with a bit more weight to it than your usual
shocker.
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