The Tomb (2009)

Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Staininger

Writers:

John Shirley (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (short story "Ligeia")

Stars:

Wes Bentley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sofya Skya

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wes Bentley	...	Jonathan
Kaitlin Doubleday	...	Rowena
Sofya Skya	...	Ligeia
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Len Burris
Joel Lewis	...	Eddie
Michael Madsen	...	George
Christa Campbell	...	Mrs. Burris
Jerome Samuel Lewis	...	EMT #1
Jared Sanz-Agero	...	EMT #2
Joe Hanrahan	...	Goth Pastor (as Joseph Hanrahan)
Lydia Hull	...	Bartender
Eric Roberts	...	Vaslov
Mackenzie Rosman	...	Loreli
Jeff Most	...	Russian Priest
Stephanie Reuter	...	Club Performer (as Stephanie Summers)

Storyline

Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy. She steals other people's souls and on her quest to immortality she tricks Jonathan into supporting her work, breaking him apart from his fiancé Rowena and pulling him into her dark, mysterious world. They settle down in an old manor by the Black Sea where Ligeia's everlasting presence slowly drives Jonathan to madness...

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Plot Keywords:

writer | horror movie remake | ghost | russian | sex | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content, language, violence and brief drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

13 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tomb

Filming Locations:

Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine

Box Office

Budget:

$8,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeff Most Productions, Lamplight Films, Most Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ligeia is introduced to the caretaker of the manor and his niece she says "Den Dobry", what she should be saying is "Dobry den", which is Russian for "Good Day".

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Connections

Version of The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

User Reviews

it do works out fine in some parts

After all this movie wasn't that bad. It do has a few weaker moments but the story was okay for such kind of flicks. There's not that much to discover if you are a horror geek but the fast editing made it watchable.

The moments I didn't like were the, sigh, CGI moments used to catch the spirits of the death especially when you see faces being catched in tubes. But what i didn't like was again the performance of Eric Roberts. Here he speaks Russian and if he has to speak English it's done with an Eastern European accent but it just didn't work out. Also, there are a few love scene's involved throughout Ligeia but here I did want to repeat what I have said in so many flicks. If you have a love scene how is it possible that the girl is laying with her bra on in bed while being shagged. Face it, in the beginning of this flick we do see Rowena (Kaitlin Doubleday) laying in bed very sexy but once she's being taken by Jonathan (Wes Bently) she still has her bra on, what a turn off for the guy having sex with her. And there are a few scene's were we do have that situation.

Still, it's a bit low on the red stuff but being based on a Poe story it's normal that this have to give the goosebumps by creepy moments. It succeeded in some parts. It's the atmosphere that creates this flick. It isn't going to be a classic or I even won't really call it a Gothic story, therefor the CGI stood in the way.

Ideal for a starter for a horror evening

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5