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Edgar Allan Poe's Darkness

USA 2007
produced by
Kurt Geltz, Kevin DeLullo (executive), Adam Smoot (executive) for Rouge Entertainment Group
directed by Kevin DeLullo
starring Adam Smoot, David Stevens, Ashley Clark, Jim Smooth, Rob Fleming, Jamie Smoot, Nate Goddard, Clint J.Palmer, Charlie Halford, Aaron Radl, Darcy Fowers, Kurt Geltz
story by Kurt Geltz, screenplay by Kevin DeLullo , Adam Smoot, music by Jon Bray

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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A theatre company wants to perform An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, but its lead actor Lyman (David Stevens) has difficulties getting into character - even though he tries everything from getting drunk to drinking blood (?). To everybody's surprise though, stagehand Rex (Adam Smoot) turns out to be an authority on Poe and helps him get a feel for the role. The two of them become very close friends before very long and even drink each other's blood. Soon, Melissa (Ashley Clark), female lead of the play, joins them on their excursions to find the spirit of Poe, which eventually leads them to a house built on the grave of Edgar Allan Poe, the House of Usher, called that because it was built by a Poe-fanatic who has changed his name to Usher to pay tribute to his idol ... oh, and he also murdered little children, as did his son and his grandson - and his great grandson might actually be Rex.

Melissa feels in equal parts drawn to and repulsed by Rex, but Rex seems to have problem with women - well, with people other than Lyman actually -, so he pushes her away most of the time, and eventually she starts an affair with Lyman ... much to Rex's dismay, who eventually corners, tortures and humiliates her - and then she disappears.

Melissa's disappearance unhinges Lyman, especially after a ring he gave her - a replica of Poe's ring - seems to return to him again and again and again. Eventually, Rex takes over Lyman's role in the play. Then Rex and Lyman meet up in the house of Usher, and in the freezer where the Ushers used to keep their dead children, they find the cut up remains of Melissa. Lyman thinks Rex has killed her out of jealousy or whatever, and the two men get into a fight, in which Lyman is eventually stabbed by his own knife - and then someone slits Rex's throat from behind ... could it have been Edgar Allan Poe (Jim Smooth)?

 

If my synopsis reads promising, I'm afraid the movie isn't able to keep at least half its promise. Basically, this could have been a chilling meditation on all things Poe, but while the characters in the movie pretend to get to the core of Poe's work, the script of the film suggests that the writers have done nothing more than very superficial research on the subject and filled the rest of the script with random horror clichées. The problem is that that doesn't really work, because the story seems to constantly change direction but go nowhere in particular. Likewise, the characters seem to be lost in the maelstrom of narrative confusion and their relationships to one another seem to be constantly shifting for no apparent reason - which is not at all helped by the actors, who at times just ham it up without rhyme or reason, and the utter confusion when it comes to locations. Add to this a directorial effort and you're left with ... well, at least the film has a good premise, and maybe another film is made on it some day that will do it justice.

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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