Something very nasty is happening in a remote Australian town in Stuart Simpson‘s first feature film, Demons Among Us. Seemingly normal residents are turning into fang-mouthed, blood-thirsty devils. Literally! Can the new guy in town, Joe (Nathaniel Kiwi), prevent the carnage from spreading — or, at least just not get blamed for the multiple murders?
As a first feature, Demons Among Us has a less cohesive structure than Simpson’s follow up, El Monstro Del Mar!. However, it’s that gritty inventiveness that makes Demons Among Us so very appealing. So, saying that the film strongly favors style, in the form of creative digital manipulation of the images, over substance isn’t a criticism. Simpson’s style works strongly in the film’s favor by keeping the action continually moving at a rapid clip.
And that’s not to say Simpson doesn’t inject a little messaging behind the madness.
As a first feature, Demons Among Us has a less cohesive structure than Simpson’s follow up, El Monstro Del Mar!. However, it’s that gritty inventiveness that makes Demons Among Us so very appealing. So, saying that the film strongly favors style, in the form of creative digital manipulation of the images, over substance isn’t a criticism. Simpson’s style works strongly in the film’s favor by keeping the action continually moving at a rapid clip.
And that’s not to say Simpson doesn’t inject a little messaging behind the madness.
- 9/6/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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