Cuba Gooding Jr.'s recent string of straight to DVD failures have been far cry's to his roles in Jerry McGuire or Shadow Boxer. But I was pleasantly surprised at The Devil's Tomb, and I found myself thinking; "Maybe Cuba hasn't gone all the way under after all."
First, the Story. Second, the Acting. Third, the Action.
The Story- Mack (Gooding Jr.) leads a group of Special Forces guys and gals into a creepy underground facility to find a scientist who has presumably been part of some kind of freaky experiment (This role was played by Ron Perlman, of Hellboy fame). As the film progresses, Mack and his team will discover all sorts of scary things, ranging from a creepy little girl to a creepier Bill Moseley.
The Acting- Cuba is great in this, he played a great sullen character who led his team, who have their own back stories. Besides Cuba and Perlman, the cast also includes Ray Winstone, who appears in an interesting flashback. Bill Moseley is interesting as well, appearing as one of the scientists Mack and his team are sent to recover.
The Action- For first time director Jason Connery, not bad. Sean Connery's son gives us a couple classic gore scenes, where the victim explodes upon being shot. He has also given us a decent set. I never found myself thinking that the characters were in a warehouse somewhere, shooting this film. I was impressed with the effects.
I'd watch The Devil's Tomb again.
First, the Story. Second, the Acting. Third, the Action.
The Story- Mack (Gooding Jr.) leads a group of Special Forces guys and gals into a creepy underground facility to find a scientist who has presumably been part of some kind of freaky experiment (This role was played by Ron Perlman, of Hellboy fame). As the film progresses, Mack and his team will discover all sorts of scary things, ranging from a creepy little girl to a creepier Bill Moseley.
The Acting- Cuba is great in this, he played a great sullen character who led his team, who have their own back stories. Besides Cuba and Perlman, the cast also includes Ray Winstone, who appears in an interesting flashback. Bill Moseley is interesting as well, appearing as one of the scientists Mack and his team are sent to recover.
The Action- For first time director Jason Connery, not bad. Sean Connery's son gives us a couple classic gore scenes, where the victim explodes upon being shot. He has also given us a decent set. I never found myself thinking that the characters were in a warehouse somewhere, shooting this film. I was impressed with the effects.
I'd watch The Devil's Tomb again.