The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The sets are amazing. The monster is scary. The acting is solid. The scenes are suspenseful. There’s nothing wrong with this movie. It entertains, and it’s beautiful to behold. But as a business move, my cynical side awakens. Why are we seeing YET ANOTHER Dracula story? Why does the monster look so much like you would expect the monster to look? Why is the plot, lifted from Alien and countless other “monster on a ship” thrillers, so predictable? Except for some welcome unconventional casting, there’s something SAFE about this, so it lacks risk and originality. Is that a bad thing? Not really. But it’s not going to blow the top off the world, either.