After reading several glowing reviews for DUST DEVIL, I guess I was expecting a bit more. I will admit that visually it is a strong film, but the storyline and "action" of the film often felt confused and slow.
A shape-shifting drifter who feeds on the souls of desperate and suicidal people comes into contact with a woman who recently left her husband, and an officer on his trail for the brutal murder of his previous victims. The games begin when the drifter hitches a ride with the aforementioned woman, and as the officer begins to piece together the natural and supernatural elements of the case...
DUST DEVIL is a strong film in terms of a relatively unknown and low-budget horror/thriller - but the pacing is often slow and plodding and makes what othewise could have been a nearly great film into a merely good one. Nothing to really complain about in terms of acting or the overall production quality - but again, the slow middle portion of the film made it hard to hold interest through to the end. The relatively anti-climactic ending wasn't really anything to write home about either. Worth checking out, but I can say I was extremely impressed...7/10
A shape-shifting drifter who feeds on the souls of desperate and suicidal people comes into contact with a woman who recently left her husband, and an officer on his trail for the brutal murder of his previous victims. The games begin when the drifter hitches a ride with the aforementioned woman, and as the officer begins to piece together the natural and supernatural elements of the case...
DUST DEVIL is a strong film in terms of a relatively unknown and low-budget horror/thriller - but the pacing is often slow and plodding and makes what othewise could have been a nearly great film into a merely good one. Nothing to really complain about in terms of acting or the overall production quality - but again, the slow middle portion of the film made it hard to hold interest through to the end. The relatively anti-climactic ending wasn't really anything to write home about either. Worth checking out, but I can say I was extremely impressed...7/10