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A woman,
who survived a suicide pact led by a mad
cult leader in the 70s, awakens from a 15 year long
coma. She joins a therapy group which members soon
turn up dead one by one. Seems as the dead cult leader
is back from the dead for more victims - or is he?
It's painfully obvious already in the title stadium
that this is a "Nightmare on Elm Street" rip-off,
focusing on the Part 3 (which also starred this film's
leading lady Jennifer Rubin). Plot wise it doesn't
even seem to make any effort to be original. The sole
thing separating this from the usual clichés is that
the characters are 30+ instead of the usual teens,
but that's pretty much it.
This film is, like many other horror film, clearly an
excuse for by-the-numbers-killings but tries to cover
up its intentions with a talky, psychological-wannabe
script and some predictable plot twists. What's odd
is that the murder scenes are amazingly lame, with
little or no gore and often done off-screen. Also,
the actors try hard to make you care for their
characters but no one gets enough screen time before
they bite the big one.
When it comes to the cast, Jennifer Rubin isn't
perhaps the most convincing actress ever. She feels
miscast and dull. "Re-Animator" co-star Bruce Abbott
fits quite well into the "hunky hero" role and give
it his best shot but his character is too
stereotypical to create any interest. Harris Yulin
and Richard Lynch are both great actors but are
wasted in underwritten roles.
Blood sprays out from the ceiling, a guy is crushed
by a car and Richard Lynch walks around in some ugly
burn-makeup but otherwise pretty dry.
Guns 'N' Roses "Sweet child o' mine" pops up in the
end credits, the score is standard stuff.
"Nightmare on Elm Street" rip-off with talky script,
predictable plot twists, off-screen murders and no
gore. The cast tries hard but the characters don’t
get enough screen time.
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