Review by Larry Stanley
Twenty years after a demonic being wipes out an entire town, the only survivors, a young boy and his sister vow to track the demon down and destroy it. The sister is now an artist with psychic abilities and the brother is a demon hunter, obsessed with killing the demon responsible for the murders years before.
Eric Mabius and Charisma Carpenter play the brother and sister who often work with the assistance of several people they have helped over the years.
While Voodoo Moon was better then I expected, it still is little more then a Saturday night SciFi Channel movie. In some places it isn't even that good, but is instead little more then a bad comedy. Like Jeffrey Combs character here; don't get me wrong, I love Combs and think he is one of the better actors in this genre, but sometimes I have to wonder why he chooses the roles he does.
Combs, along with John Amos as the biker Dutch and looks better then he did in Good Times 30 years ago, and Dee Wallace Stone along with a few other people, descend on a small farm house to fight the devil. Of course, he sneaks in without anyone the wiser and starts to try and corrupt everyone around him.
From start to finish, this is a very good film. It has excitement, adventure and humor without going over board in any direction, while still holding a good horror attitude throughout the picture. My biggest regret in the film is that it seems a bit short, and could have gone into deeper detail about the destruction of the city.
Maybe that can be the prequel? Anyway, Kevin VanHook did a good job here and gave us a good look at the type of talent we can expect from him in the future.
No, it probably won't win any awards but I think it is still a good movie that seeks to do one thing, and do it right. It sets out to entertain the viewer, and isn't that what we want from a movie?