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River of Darkness: Written and directed by Bruce Koehler I'm back folks with a cinematic masterpiece from the director of Endgame starring Kurt Angle when he was in TNA. This is part of a new journey into the world of cinema. I'm using suggestions from other people and reviewing in tandem with a friend of mine Roguish. This was my suggestion. I thought upon seeing the horrifically photoshopped poster that made the movie seem more like a cheapo action film that I had to see this. It's not an action film. It resembles what should be a horror film. It tries to scare you in the most rudimentary way possible. It has some make up effects but the camera used had to be a digital camera from the early 2000s. I have to make mention of this right off the bat because it's the first thing that catches you offguard. The look of the film, the camera work being done. Everything has this unusual haze about it like we're in some dream level. It also looks painfully cheap. I assume that's because the director spent all his money hiring Kurt Angle and couldn't afford a half way decent camera. The lights give off this harsh painful glare and cast deep shadows like having a spotlight shone directly on your face. I was confused right from the start. The other thing that bothered me was the inability of the movie to determine a time period. Things felt really anachronisitic. The diner had a 50s feel to it. The cabin the sheriff lived in felt more in tune with Grizzly Adams. But the biggest problem is the odd relationships between characters. Everyone treats the hero like complete garbage. He is the sheriff and he is desperately trying to solve these murders albeit in a rather relaxed manner. He doesn't seem to have any urgency about him and he routinely shows regular every day folks graphic crime scene photographs. It had me uttering in a quite audible level what the hell is going on. It has scenes that start and then go nowhere only to immediately pick a few moments later in a different location. It had me scratching my head and blathering like a buffoon at the path this story chose to go. It was the story of a wronged group of outcasts coming back from the grave to get revenge on the town who cast them to their graves. You know the plot of The Fog. This was a miserable experience. I should have known better considering this director made Endgame. All the problems that movie had, this movie still has. He has learned nothing in between films. I know better. I do. I'm not certain why I do this to myself. A certain degree of self loathing I suppose. I have to remind myself though to stay away from Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies. I can do this. I have faith in my resolution. I give this movie an F.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Hard to follow plot with bad make-up and silly plot elements. Poor uninteresting characters that make the film really hard to sit through. There are some interesting concepts, but for the most part the film lacks a good execution.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Unoriginal "back from the dead" movie of interest only to wrestling fans since it stars Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Sid Vicious, and Glacier (remember him?). Skip it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Wasn't perfect but I kind of enjoyed it lol

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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River of Darkness is a b-movie horror starring professional wrestlers who are Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Psycho Sid and Ray Lloyd (also known as Glacier). This film is set in a small town in America who have recently been having mysterious and brutal murders by the keys. Former WWE Champion, Kurt Angle plays the town's local sheriff who ventures deeper and deeper into the supernatural history of a man called Hix. The only reason why i watched this film is because I am a huge fan of pro wrestling and I have seen other films featuring wrestlers. Kurt Angle's acting is diabolical, Ray Lloyd plays an unimpressive role and Kevin Nash and Psycho Sid star was the ghoulish killers in which you only see their face for a total of around 2 minutes of the whole feature. The special effects are awful and the storyline could take intelligence of a ten year old to write. Overall, I rate this film onestar. Avoid this, there are far better films starring wrestlers such as Wrong Side of Town, Road House, Highlander, Spider-Man and Beyond The Mat. Thanks for reading.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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One of the worst scripts ever. Written, Directed and Produced by the same man who I believe did it because no one else was stupid enoughto think that the abysmal script would work as anything other than toilet paper. The acting was so wooden that the rest of the cast made Angle and co look like the spirits of Olivier and the cinematography would have been poor for Home and Away. Just don't get me started on the 'special effects'. In all this was amateur hour at its very worst.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Bruce Koehler

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Kurt Angle

Sheriff Will Logan

Kevin Nash

Jayen Jacobs

Alan Rowe Kelly

Mary Rutledge

Ray Lloyd

Clark Higgins

S. William Hinzman

Harvey Hix

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Synopsis

Sheriff Logan (Kurt Angle) investigates a series of horrific murders. He discovers his town's seedy past and the evil that has risen from purgatory to exact revenge.

Director: Bruce Koehler
Producer: Bryan Koehler
Screenwriter: Bruce Koehler
Production Co: North Shore Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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