KNOCKING ON DEATH'S DOOR (1999), an underwhelming American B-movie shot in Ireland, is a strange little film that was probably released to cash in on the awful HAUNTING remake which came out the same year (and which I had the misfortune to see in the cinema). It's about a couple of paranormal investigators who also happen to be husband and wife, played by Brian Bloom and Kimberly Rowe, who move into the supposedly haunted "Hillside House" (no kidding) to find out if there are any ghosts there. I won't spoil what happens, but in truth it's not very much at all; this has a couple of would-be spooky moments but plays out as more of a psycho-thriller with the usual cliched plot developments. The star power is lent by David Carradine in a supporting role, but he's not making much of an effort here and he must have been truly grateful when Tarantino gave him the call for KILL BILL. The Galway locations are nice but underutilised but the budget is really tiny, rendering this amateurish, and the scares non-existent; you'll be twiddling your thumbs ten minutes in.
Review of Knocking on Death's Door
