Fresh and Exciting

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

The weirdest thing about this odd little movie is that its labelled a remake of The Mummy (1932) (And subsequent remakes). But instead of a mummy we have a witch.And instead of Egypt it's Ireland.And instead of being good, its terrible.Starring Christopher Walken and Jared Harris, even a decent cast couldn't turn this one around.The plot is thoroughly confuddled, the script is dire and the only thing that the movie has going for it is the finale but even that is recycled.The Eternal (Otherwise known as Trance) is a hard one to pigeon hole. It's not exactly a traditional horror, more a supernatural thriller maybe?One thing is for sure, the movie isn't as smart as the creators clearly thought it was and falls under the category of instantly forgettable.The Good:Walken and Harris do fineThe Bad:Messy score/soundtrackWalken is wastedThings I Learnt From This Movie:Getting knocked out twice within the space of a few minutes has to have a lasting impact right?

This film is brilliant. I love the brash nature of the characters. Christopher Walken is magnificent. JIM is your old drinking buddy. Nora is you old school girlfriend. The mansion is great is like resident evil without zombies. Just your crazy grandma, the characters above, a witch, a bog man, a few kids, etc. Its like a trip.Keywords Druid Bog Ireland Walken Witch. I get the low rating because just think of the average IQ of the simpletons. We that appreciate movies like this are on a different level. I need to be rude sorry but this is one of my favorite movies. This film is a great story ! if you do not pay attention you will have no idea what going on. However! if you consume at least half a bottle of Jameson it makes it fun because that is whats happening in the movie.

An alcoholic American couple travel to the United Kingdom with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.This film is getting a five for now because I do not know better how to rate it. As a whole, it seems like it is missing something and should be lower (a 3 or 4). For what should be a horror film, it comes off more as a romantic drama... which is not what I want.And yet, I have to give it a better rating because of Christopher Walken, who has a small but important role. And also the overall eeriness of the film. I got a good impression that the director had vision but simply fell short of executing it properly. You have to succeed to be a good director, but there is a spark here that I think could indicate potential... I am not sure what else he made -- maybe it is good stuff.

This is an unusual horror movie that won't be to everyones' tastes, though I think it's probably more accessible than the same director's unusual vampire movie Nadja.Nora and Jim travel to Ireland, so that their young son can meet the mother's ailing grandmother. Nora's uncle is caring for her, with the help of a wise young girl named Alice that he has adopted. The uncle is decidedly strange (that he's played by Christopher Walken should be a clue), and has an obsession with a mummy in the basement. The mummy is an Iron Age Druid witch who had been preserved in a peat bog.Nora and Jim are very much in love, and love alcohol; they're a little bit like Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man series. Nora's been having blackouts and visions that are possibly unrelated to her drinking, but she is supposed to quit drinking anyway. Nora begins to wish she hadn't returned home to Ireland.Among the really strong suits of the film are the excellent cinematography and locations. They can be chillingly beautiful at times, as is the soundtrack.It has a great song by Cat Power, "Rockets," which is on at least a couple of her albums. I first learned of her from this movie, and am very glad I did. It has a great song by Varnaline, "Sweet Life" (incidentally, available in Real Audio form on their official website), which plays on the jukebox at the Irish pub. It has a great song by Episonic, "My Head Becomes the Sky," which plays over the end credits. The score is also quite effective.