A man who must atone for a tragic mistake by saving a little girl from a ruthless, undead preacher.
Southern Gothic is a 2007 horror film directed by Mark Young. And what do we have here with this little vampire film I saw on Showtime.
A dejected strip club bouncer attempts to atone for the sins of his past
by protecting a little girl from a vampiric preacher in Tooth and Nail
director Mark Young's moody horror film. Hazel Fortune (Yul Vasquez) is a
burnt-out alcoholic who works in a southern strip club. Ever since he
caused the death of his daughter, Hazel has fallen into a hopeless cycle
of grief and despair. Then, one day, Starla (Nicole DuPort) walks into
the club where Hazel works looking for a job. She's not like the
other girls in
the club, because all Starla wants is to raise enough money to give her
daughter Hope a better future. When local fire and brimstone preacher
The Reverend sees Starla, he makes it his holy mission to deliver her
from evil. Before The Reverend can save Starla's soul, however, he is
beset by a gang of wandering vampires and transformed into a
night-walking bloodsucker. Now, as Hazel looks after young Hope, The
Reverend and his minions set out to raise some serious hell around this
sleepy rural town.
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| Pray for Dawn |
This could've been a potentially enjoyable and rousing vampire effort
instead is a classic example of a wasted opportunity. William Forsythe
always throws himself into characters and does so here. I thought the
character could have been given more to do, but Forsythe provides a
compelling performance. Yul Vazquez was also solid in the lead role. The plot was
somewhat incoherent and illogical.
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| Let me give you a hand. |
I flipped back and forth in my mind as I watched. I thought at first, "Hey this is not bad". Then I think, "No this is pretty stupid." Some parts are good and other parts are not. Average flick. If you dig vampires you might enjoy it but we really don't see that much vampire action during the film. Although I did laugh out loud when the bouncer was looking for the stripper and finds her in the ice box. He then just causally walks away. Ok. It doesn't sound funny....you had to be there I guess.
