Scream 5 or whatever was just released and Wes Craven, being the originator, is certainly a person who's place in horror history is cemented thoroughly. He passed away somewhat recently, and given he didn't direct all that many movies, what are the ones like that none of us remember?
The Serpent and the Rainbow would certainly be one of these ones that's unknown. Also, on the surface this concept sounds surefire. You have the horror master fresh off Nightmare on Elm Street pairing up with Bill Pullman in the movie about the genesis of the idea of the zombie. An intriguing story, and certainly one ripe for the horror genre, and yet... it is whatever.
This movie has a generally favorable review pool, and Ebert liked it. That all considered, I found it to be very tedious and not very engaging. Bill Pullman plays Dennis Alan, the man with two first names, and he's investigating claims in Haiti about a man who claims he was raised from the dead and forced to be a slave. Alan investigates this claim and is introduced to a seedy underground world full of deception, violence, and a dangerous powder which may kill you and bring you back from the dead.
Featuring a veritable gamut of actors I know from maybe one other 90's era film, this movie is stacked with good effects, a decent job of writing, and a very good idea. It's about 100 minutes long, and all these things considered, it should have been a blast, or at least fun, or at the very least engaging.
Like I said though, I wasn't particularly interested. It seemed as if the plot elements were vague and I wasn't sure what was happening or why sometimes. It seemed like other things were done for no reason and didn't relate back to the plot. Or, more likely, I probably wasn't paying attention, as I sat very distractedly.
I think the most likely culprit to my disappointment might have been high hopes, specifically for horror, and then I was not paying attention for shit. I'll give it a cautious 2.5.
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