There is nothing more terrifying to horror fans than the name Ulli Lommel. Not that Lommel is a capable director that creates nerve shattering, suspense filled horror movies but because it is an insult to the world that he has been allowed to make movies for a little over thirty years now. How is this possible that an independent company such as North American Motion Pictures would keep financing his garbage? But sure enough they are releasing on March 16, his latest pitiful opus, D.C. SNIPER.
The problem with Lommel is that he doesn’t seem to understand the basics of making a good movie, which is that a little on screen action in a horror picture is essential. The 72 minutes of D.C. SNIPER are padded with self important narration, one-on-one camera chatting from the main characters and a series of pointless shots around the city. It is hard to imagine that 72 minutes can feel like an eternity but the talent less hack Lommel has managed to do that.
The film is an alleged attempt to cash in on the real-life crimes of the D.C. Sniper, John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo. Their three week murder spree, which killed 10 people from a specially rigged trunk of a 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan is utilized to tell a rather dull tale. In much more capable hands this could have been gripping entertainment, hell Lifetime could have done a better job.
The production value to this picture is slightly below that of a porno movie.
The star of the picture is Ken Foree from the classics, “From Beyond” and the original “Dawn of the Dead.” I was generally hoping that Foree’s presence would make the experience of watching a Lommel film more bearable but his performance is generally full of unintentional laughter.
I can’t recommend you purchase “D.C. SNIPER” unless your into sadomasochism and want to torture yourself. As far as North American Motion Pictures goes, if they keep releasing trash like this they will be bankrupt very soon.
– Anthony Benedetto
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