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Based on the true story of the 1800’s Beaver Island Michigan, the writers and directors have changed the name of the island to Elder Island. The setting changes back in time when The Reverend is a strongly devout religious person trying to manage his Congregation. The Reverend and his family get murdered and folk secretly inter Them. Now The Reverend rises from his grave to take his revenge. In the present day, a crew consisting of Ned and Stacy Ryerson who are husband and wife along with their sound woman April, who suspiciously looks like the general’s wife, reach the Elder Island to shoot a documentary on the unknown murders and the legend of The Reverend. Was there a connection the crew tried to figure out?
The film makes it look like they have a definitive first-hand source for the legend. My guess is believing would be the exact opposite of worrying. As they start filming, contact with the first believer ends leading to them being stranded. The crew now have their own things to be afraid of, the residents of the island seem all too threatening and the body count keeps growing.
The role of The Reverend played by Michael Robert Brandon is underutilized as the primary character of this instance. Although he could attempt to chop a few people and act sinister, the only murders he seems to commit are his three family heads’ ancestors who originally killed The Rev in the 1800s. Two of these are played by Danny Hicks (Jake in Evil Dead 2) and Timothy Patrick Quill (Blacksmith in Army Of Darkness) who play the parts of Lucas Heidegger and Sheriff John Ree respectively. My favorite quote is from not-so-favorite Sheriff Ree who after visiting Heidegger about April’s missing claims, “Who chops up a body into little pieces and buries them next to his tomatoes? A psychopath that’s who!” The acting is decent apart from some bad drunk pathetic acting compassion. The camera work and special effects are okay, and while the gore is a bit mild, it is indeed more suggested than shown. Still, some spilled guts, gouged-out hearts, and axes in the head scenes do not disappoint.
One of the few films I have watched where no character manages to light a cigarette. Other than that, this is a forgettable film. The soundtrack is good and Chris Sorem and The Narcoleptic Pandas a great name by the way do a wonderful job at it.
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