Lucifer's Unholy Desire

Lucifer's Unholy Desire
I learned about this movie when I found an internet article about it long before it was released. The article described it as being a "Christian horror movie" with strong sexual themes. Indeed, the content is surprisingly intense for something that was described as "Christian." There are several sex scenes, although no actual nudity is shown. The "f-bomb" is dropped over 100 times. As for the storyline, a Pentecostal minister/exorcist is called to investigate the mysterious death of a fellow minister's wife. He discovers a young woman possessed by a succubus, a demon that uses sex to control people. Those around the possessed woman are in danger of being picked off one by one, and the exorcist must unravel the mystery before more are killed. The movie's message of hope and redemption is quite strong, although not all characters will have a happy ending. A couple will die in rather bloody ways, although this is not exceptionally gruesome. I was impressed, however, with how...

An interesting take on possession for a low budget film
This film attempts more than it should, but that should be praised. The first three minutes are weak but that changes the moment Andrew Roth comes on the screen. Roth does yeoman's work as Jacob Wilcox and his performance is steady throughout. Camera Chatham Bartolotta and Shawn Shelpman are scene stealers but both have moments that are uneven.
Emily Cordes in the starring role is amazing at times, but has weak moments. Her odd body movements are nonverbal clues to the demonic influences effecting her.
Cody Knotts shows the problems of directing and acting. His performance is one note, crying.
Ray Wade is understated and yet very realistic. Frank Yuvan Sr. has movie star looks, but is wooden in his performance.
Doug Bradley does yeoman's work as a voice over and provides some needed star power.
The visuals are better than expected for a film with so low a budget. The film makers were obviously attempting to make a serious film.
If you watch it, just...

So bad... it's bad.
Okay, so don't get me wrong, this movie is horrible. That said, I got some perverse pleasure out of seeing how bad it really was. I mean, I think if you handed me a good quality video camera and gave me a month to throw something together, this is probably the kind of crap I would come up with. I'd like to think that I could do better, but that would probably require a budget for some music, some actors (this film only had one, the male lead), and at least 6 weeks.

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