This is a dreadful, derivative, shlocky pseudo-thriller, It's very poorly filmed, pretty poorly acted (although Jean L'Italien's performance really is captivating... he's probably the only actor worth watching in the film). The script is amateurish in its best moments, and I'll leave the adjectives to describe its worst moments to your vivid imaginations ... since this film maker obviously had none (imagination, that is). I guess we can't lay all the blame on Mr. Tessier, since he did adapt a novel by Québecois author Patrick Senécal. Mr. Senécal is certainly no Stephen King, despite some glaring similarities. As for the actual film-making, the camera work is shoddy, notably in an insert news report (has Mr. Tessier ever actually watched a newscast on television? his farcically inept news crew in the film is as far from reality as could be. I guess he either heartily detests Québecois news media, or just doesn't have a very high opinion of their television techniques). The actors' accents in the flashback sequences are all over the place, making his little group of priests sound more like a gang of street thugs than 1950's parish priests. And the end was being telegraphed almost from the opening sequence of the film. This really leaves very little expectation for any horror aficionados sitting through this dreadful piece of tripe. Why do Québecois film makers think that making a "Hollywood-style" film means selling out, and that to be "true to their heritage" they have to resort to amateur film-making at its worst? Well, after all this... watch à vos risques et périls.
Review of Evil Words
