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The Ferryman

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Suze (Kerry Fox) and Big Dave (Tamer Hassan) offer tourist cruises on their New Zealand--based yacht. En route to Fiji with two troubled couples, they answer a distress call and rescue the Greek (John Rhys-Davies), whose body is possessed by an ancient demon that uses a magic dagger. Once the spirit stabs someone, it moves into their body, and the former host dies. When the Greek is thrown overboard after he stabs a passenger, the demon's soul begins working its way through everyone on board.

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Richard Kuipers Variety 10/16/2007
Plot and character rarely rise above functional, but the screenplay does have some intriguing psychosexual undercurrents, and [director Chris] Graham produces enough vigorous action to leave genre buffs satisfied, if not ecstatic. Go to Full Review
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Kafe R Jun 28 Is there anything below Z grade? This is offal See more 05/29/2014 A horrifying experience, not because it was scary but because it was really bad. I hate the acting, I hate the script, I hate the casting. There's nothing enjoyable about this film. The scariest part was the animal cruelty I think. Please stop trying to make good New Zealand films happen, it's not gonna happen. This is just utterly embarrassing. See more 11/29/2013 Just a terrible movie. I thought Ghost Ship was pretty bad, but this was just unbearable. It has already been wiped from my mind it was that bad. I can enjoy B grade movies, but this wasn't even close to B grade. See more 08/02/2013 The mood and look are about right, and the make-up works, but the plot is a little thin, it only really comes together at the end, before that it's all about the psychology of relationships with plenty of blood thrown in. See more 05/14/2013 Kinda boring and not really scary. Some parts are a little scary, but not intense. It's not really bloody, either. I saw it on the SyFy channel, so I should have known better. See more don s 11/03/2012 Low budget horror from New Zealand. Didn't really get the connection to Charon, the ferryman of Hades, who makes a somewhat brief appearance near the end. The acting is subpar, but the blood effects are pretty good. The storyline is corny, and the "effect" during the transfer of bodies looked more like an epileptic seizure than anything supernatural going on. There is a scene of animal cruelty involving a dog which is supposed to depict just how evil this entity is. Any tension which might have been built up was ruined by the overacting cast. I applaud the effort of the filmmakers by giving it a 1/2 star more than it deserves. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Suze (Kerry Fox) and Big Dave (Tamer Hassan) offer tourist cruises on their New Zealand--based yacht. En route to Fiji with two troubled couples, they answer a distress call and rescue the Greek (John Rhys-Davies), whose body is possessed by an ancient demon that uses a magic dagger. Once the spirit stabs someone, it moves into their body, and the former host dies. When the Greek is thrown overboard after he stabs a passenger, the demon's soul begins working its way through everyone on board.
Director
Chris Graham
Producer
Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris, Richard Fletcher
Screenwriter
Nick Ward
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Brutal Horror Violence|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital