Evil Eyes is a horror film produced by The Asylum, directed by Mark Atkins, and starring Adam Baldwin. The film was a direct to DVD release. The film focuses on Jeff Stenn (Adam Baldwin), a writer who is having a bit of a money issue. To make some cash he accepts a job to write a screenplay about a real-life homicide that happened 35 years earlier. A lunatic director (Udo Kier) who believed that his creativity had unleashed dark forces, killed his pregnant wife and in-laws for no apparent reason before committing suicide.
As Jeff writes his screenplay, all the murders that he writes about start to occur just as her wrote them.
This film isn't horrible. It's a a step above the usual shot-on-video
fare. The movie was very short and heavily padded out. (much like this
review will be) It has a decent premise but
then it sinks under an avalanche of bad writing and directing. Udo Kier
is a creepy presence and Adam
Baldwin was somewhat likable. Visually, it's a mixed bag. Some scenes
are atmospheric, using light
and shadow effectively. Others aren't.
Mark Sheppard is here in this film. Who is Mark Sheppard? Why that's
Crowley from the hit TV show Supernatural. Kind of strange to see "The
King Of Hell" get killed in a baseball game playing with grown men in a
sandlot. Why are these 35 year old men playing pick up baseball with
their wives sitting in the stands cheering them on?
The film has some decent qualities. Good
enough that if you happen to catch it on TV it's worth a look. But it's
not one I would recommend to rush out and find.
The film also included some pretty funny things in the closer credits. Such as:
"No animals were hurt during the production of this screenplay. Even the undead ones."
"The events, characters and films depicted in this photoplay are
fictitious. Really. Any similarity to actually persons, living or dead,
or actual events is purely coincidental, and very weird. We suggest
moving."
