Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christian Slater | ... | Edward Carnby | |
Tara Reid | ... | Aline Cedrac | |
Stephen Dorff | ... | Cmdr. Richard Burke | |
Frank C. Turner | ... | Sam Fischer | |
Matthew Walker | ... | Prof. Lionel Hudgens | |
Will Sanderson | ... | Agent Miles | |
Mark Acheson | ... | Captain Chernick (as Mark Atcheson) | |
Darren Shahlavi | ... | John Dillon | |
Karin Konoval | ... | Sister Clara | |
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Craig Bruhnanski | ... | 80's Sheriff (as Craig Brunanski) |
Kwesi Ameyaw | ... | Deputy Adams | |
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Dustyn Arthurs | ... | Young Edward |
Catherine Lough Haggquist | ... | Krash | |
Ed Anders | ... | James Pinkerton | |
Brad Turner | ... | Beat Cop |
Edward Carnby, detective of the paranormal, unexplained and supernatural, investigates a mystery (the recent death of a friend) with clues leading to "Shadow Island" that brings him face to face with bizarre horrors that prove both psychologically disturbing and lethal, as he discovers that evil demons worshiped by an ancient culture called the Abskani are planning on coming back to life in the 21st century to once again take over the world... and only he and a young genius anthropologist with an incredible memory (and his ex-girlfriend), Aline Cedrac, stand in their way, at a gateway to hell. Standing in Carnby's way, however, is the impact that a brief encounter with an evil spirit called the Queen had upon his mind, as he slowly finds himself overpowered by the forces of darkness as they eat away at his very sanity... Written by Me
I don't know where to begin. Tara Reid needs to be stopped before she's put in another movie. Stephen Dorff looks like he got his character's motivation from Val Kilmer in "Top Gun". Slater sleepwalks through this dreck. The direction, editing, sound (do we really need a heavy-metal video in the middle of a gunfight?), costumes (bulletproof vests with muscles on them), and hey, there's no discernible plot either. It amazes me that no one attached to the project stopped and said, "hey guys, this just doesn't make any sense, let's start over". Hopefully Slater's career can rebound from this disaster.
Hands down the worst film I've ever seen.