VividSimon Simply Perfect

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

mjsreg I think the producers must have got their friends to write five star reviews - or I was watching a totally different movie!Anyway, this isn't too bad for a low-budget amateur production, but the same old 101 mistakes are rife throughout. It is not as though guidance for up-and-coming film makers is hard to find - it is everywhere.First - SOUND! Again and again and again so many films like this fall down when it comes to reasonable quality sound. At times it is near impossible to hear dialogue, and at other times the sound jumps incomprehensibly between cuts or the levels are not taken care of properly in post. If the boom doesn't do the job then use radio mics for goodness sake. In some scenes the boom operator does a good job, then in the next it is totally awful.Second - acting. Most of the acting was OK for an amateur production, but it was clear to see the difference between more seasoned actors - especially in the delivery of dialogue. Sometimes it seemed as though direction was seriously lacking and less experience actors were left to their own devices - which they tried to do as best a job of as they could.Third - lighting and colour grading. Another very mixed bag. Sometimes the scenes were really well lit and graded and at other times it was damn awful. There didn't seem to be any consistency in approach or quality. There just isn't any excuse for this with the tools available now.Lastly, editing and story. It wasn't a bad story, but was perhaps a little too ambitious for a low-budget/amateur production. I can see what was trying to be achieved, but the lack of attention to detail just didn't pull it off. Perhaps it would have been much better if the more demanding scenes (that required effects and fights) were simplified and placed in a more real-world context.Not a bad film, but could have been better in very basic ways through attention to detail, even with the constraints of time and budget.

Karolina Kraus Excellent Irish film by Zoe Kavanagh,. Fantastic execution of a great script, looks like it had a much bigger budget than it actually did. Beautiful cinematography. Feels like the camera is within the scene, rather than just observing it, what increases the tension while watching. Quality of practical effects and set design really enrich the scenes. Very good acting from Niamh Hogan and Michael Parle. Editing-splendid! Sound design-fantastic, including the original scores. It's a cherry on top of a cake for the lovers of the real mystery thriller genre. I hope more films like this will be made in Ireland.

David Williams Zoe Kavanagh's 'Demon Hunter' played to a packed audience in Dundrum in Dublin recently in a one off special screening, earning it a well deserved rapturous applause 90 minutes later. Knowing the time & effort Zoe put into making this Jewel in her Crown of achievements so early in her career, I can only say I was blown away with what I saw. Heaven knows what she would do with a big budget at her disposal. As it is on limited release & picking up awards across the globe, I made sure I ordered it on pre-release from Amazon. When it arrived I watched it again & still loved it. This may look like one of the biased reviews that litter IMDb with the suspicious markings, but the production, direction, sound fx, soundtrack, visuals & excellent performances from Niamh Hogan & Michael Parle (especially one on one) compels me to give high marks. Watch it & remember it's a 70k budget then make your own minds up. I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Bigger budgets & better things are ahead for Zoe but who will obviously attract jealous 'types' voting this down without even seeing it which is sad. Keep 'em coming Zoe. Everyone is so proud of you.

mrvestek I'm not sure where the two previous bad reviews are coming from. This film has won 10 international awards and even Lloyd Kaufman himself loved it so it gets my vote anyway! In a nutshell, although not to demean from the main story itself this is basically "What is Buffy The Demon Slayer happened in Ireland?"Personally I think it's a fantastic take on everything. The acting (save from one of the primary cast members IMHO) is excellent, the story is nice and well rounded and I'm not sure why the other previous reviews are talking about the VFX because they look good to me. Are they 10 Million Dollar horror scifi budget level? Well of course not... this film is an indie flick so what more do you expect? I think for what it is, the market it's going for and the actual story itself the film achieves exactly what it set out to do! Personally I can't wait to see the sequel. :-) Ohh... and that's coming from someone who isn't usually a fan of horror movies either.