I had vaguely heard about this 2014 horror thriller titled "Mercy", given the fact that the movie had Chandler Riggs in it, and I have been following "The Walking Dead" since the very beginning. However, I just never had the chance to sit down and watch "Mercy" before now in 2021.
And I must say that the fact that "Mercy" from writer Matt Greenberg was based on a Stephen King short story titled "Gramma" certainly was something that had my expectations up for this 2014 movie. However, now that I have seen "Mercy", I can honestly say that I hadn't been missing out on a great cinematic experience, nor was this a gem in the horror thriller genre.
The storyline was sort of bland, though there were aspects to the storyline that had potential. But said potential just never came to fruition in any satisfying manner. And "Mercy" would have been much more impactful if the writer actually had delved into the Lovecraftian lore of the deity Hastur. Sure, when the name Hastur was mentioned for the first time in "Mercy", I have to admit that my expectations went up quite some notches. However, director Peter Cornwell just didn't hit a homerun.
The acting performances in the movie were okay. Now, I am not a fan of Chandler Riggs in any way, but I knew he was in this movie. He did fare well enough though, I will say that, standing next to the likes of Dylan McDermott, Shirley Knight and Frances O'Connor.
Visually then "Mercy" was adequate. It wasn't a movie that was rich in over-the-top special effects, but whatever effects were there happened to be fair enough.
Ultimately, then "Mercy" felt bland, and this is by no means a movie that I would recommend a horror thriller fan to rush out to watch. Director Peter Cornwell seemed to aim for something Lovecraftian but just didn't deliver.
My rating of "Mercy" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.
And I must say that the fact that "Mercy" from writer Matt Greenberg was based on a Stephen King short story titled "Gramma" certainly was something that had my expectations up for this 2014 movie. However, now that I have seen "Mercy", I can honestly say that I hadn't been missing out on a great cinematic experience, nor was this a gem in the horror thriller genre.
The storyline was sort of bland, though there were aspects to the storyline that had potential. But said potential just never came to fruition in any satisfying manner. And "Mercy" would have been much more impactful if the writer actually had delved into the Lovecraftian lore of the deity Hastur. Sure, when the name Hastur was mentioned for the first time in "Mercy", I have to admit that my expectations went up quite some notches. However, director Peter Cornwell just didn't hit a homerun.
The acting performances in the movie were okay. Now, I am not a fan of Chandler Riggs in any way, but I knew he was in this movie. He did fare well enough though, I will say that, standing next to the likes of Dylan McDermott, Shirley Knight and Frances O'Connor.
Visually then "Mercy" was adequate. It wasn't a movie that was rich in over-the-top special effects, but whatever effects were there happened to be fair enough.
Ultimately, then "Mercy" felt bland, and this is by no means a movie that I would recommend a horror thriller fan to rush out to watch. Director Peter Cornwell seemed to aim for something Lovecraftian but just didn't deliver.
My rating of "Mercy" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.