Director – Adam Werth (Bermuda Island, Rancher’s Kin)
Starring – Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Flight 704), Kevin Sorbo (The Potwins, Hercules: The Legendary Journey), and Angie Everhart (Last Action Hero, Bordello of Blood)
Release Date – 2024
Rating – 3/5
Over the last few years I’ve been fortunate enough to share the news for several Mahal Empire productions. They have released several genre titles over the years and their casts have all been very impressive. Sadly, I’ve not been able to review a lot of these releases with Bermuda Island being the only one I’ve seen…until now.
A few weeks ago I was sent a review link for the horror fantasy film Devil’s Knight which had Kevin Sorbo and Eric Roberts billed as the top cast in the film. I really wanted to check it out so I agreed to review it. I want to thank the fine folks over at Mahal for sending this one my way!
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows a wondering warrior who befriends a group of thieves celebrating their spoils by a campy fire. He then tells them a story about his youth when he was a member of a group that slayed monsters and how he received the disfiguring scares that he has. **Spoiler Alert**
I knew absolutely nothing about Devil’s Knight before going into it aside from the fact that it had Eric Roberts and Kevin Sorbo. Granted, Sorbo is a bit of a trash person but I wasn’t going to let political views ruin what could be a decent film.
The acting in this one was fun but some of the cast was trying way too hard to get into their DnD character. While a lot of the dialogue comes across as natural, there is several scenes where the “accents” and way the dialogue is delivered just felt awkward. Honestly, the cast is phenomenal and I would have loved to see them all deliver their dialogue in their normal voices and dialect.
The story for this one is a lot of fun. We get a lot of character development along with a story that doesn’t just follow medieval tropes. It’s not a predictable film and it doesn’t over do it with the character development. We have just enough to make the story interesting without bombarding the viewer with senseless scenes.
Finally, the film has a lot of on screen deaths and fantastic looking creatures. We do get some computer effects that look a bit poor but the practical and make up effects look great along with amazing creature designs. Overall, Devil’s Knight is great medley of horror and fantasy that works. Honestly, I was curious about the film but a part of me thought it wouldn’t be as fun as it could be. I was wrong and this was a fantastic watch. I highly recommend this one!
