Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The Ferryman (2007)

Two couples charter a boat and on the second night out the Captain picks up a distress signal.  Per the rules of the sea, the Captain responds - against one couples wishes -  and they find one survivor.  The old man seems kind of odd which turns out to be because he is possessed by a spirit that cheats death by killing other people using a sacred knife and possessing their bodies.  The new body repairs itself once the spirit is inside and there is no wound once the knife is removed.

The film is kind of creepy as it takes place in on a boat in the ocean in the middle of a storm.  There's no escape and something's wrong, which would be horrifying and claustrophobic.  But it's also sort of stupid as there are signs that the guy they rescue is not normal, but they don't seem to pick up on it.


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