You can safely say that this film is a slow burn. You kind of get the gist of what is going on from the get go, but the details remain hidden until the ending. This means that the action scenes, the special effects (which are pretty gruesome) and the climax of the movie are all happening towards the end. I don't think that helps the film experience and even if it did, the beginning is too slow and the end too fast. I mean, it is so fast that they just abandon a very important character and friend because it would have taken too much film to try rescue him.
But that being said, this is a pretty good film. It's based on a Lovecraft story, but set in the 90s, it features the classic private investigator guy, rugged and resourceful, and the damsel in distress. It even has the scene that always gets on my nerves when the heroes discover the layer of knowledge of the villain and destroy it. To me, any destruction of knowledge makes you the villain, buddy! The gory special effects are not many, but they are very well done. The mood is oppressive and bleak.
I think from the many attempts to adapt Lovecraft for the screen, this is one of the more decent ones.
But that being said, this is a pretty good film. It's based on a Lovecraft story, but set in the 90s, it features the classic private investigator guy, rugged and resourceful, and the damsel in distress. It even has the scene that always gets on my nerves when the heroes discover the layer of knowledge of the villain and destroy it. To me, any destruction of knowledge makes you the villain, buddy! The gory special effects are not many, but they are very well done. The mood is oppressive and bleak.
I think from the many attempts to adapt Lovecraft for the screen, this is one of the more decent ones.