It’s pretty hard to make a movie that’s absolutely disastrous, but that’s exactly what directors Lee Roy Kunz and Cru Ennis have done in their latest film Deliver Us. The movie starts off with a gruesome opening complete with multiple, gory beheadings before treating us to the strangely erotic moment of immaculate conception brought upon a young nun (Maria Vera Ratti) compliments of the Holy Spirit. Because this is a horror movie and Sister Yulia is in the habit of wearing a habit, the babies (yes, babies) will most likely grow up to be both the Messiah and the Anti-Christ. What’s a sad, virgin nun to do with devastating news like this? In Yulia’s case, she demands to see Father Fox (Lee Roy Kunz) who is known for his ability to exorcise demons (and seemingly maybe even babies?) right outta places they shouldn’t be.
At first, Fox is reluctant to take the case (he’s ready to rip off the collar for a chance to be with the woman he loves instead), but Yulia’s insistence draws him in. If this plot sounds interesting though, don’t get your hopes up because even though the movie starts with moody promise, it quickly turns into an utter and absolute mess.
To be completely honest, it’s hard to really lay out just what exactly happens in this film. There are so many weird twists and turns that eventually the movie just becomes unwatchable. Viewers may find themselves reminiscing about better times when they were watching better movies of a similar ilk like Richard Donner’s The Omen or William Friedkin’s The Exorcist. Hell, even Ted V. Mikels’ The Astro-Zombies is better, and that’s a movie that continually shows up on lists dedicated to the worst horror films of all time.
The biggest problem with Deliver Us is that it never seems to be able to commit to one particular bit. The creepy beheadings at the beginning of the film are tied to one Father’s desire — fueled by the prophecies of Zoroastrians — to murder Yulia’s Anti-Christ baby. This would be reason enough to have Yulia flee to safety in an attempt to protect both her unborn children, but the Vatican also wants to make sure the demon baby is taken care of, and there’s about to be a solar eclipse which may or may not mean the world is ending? Honestly, who knows? This reviewer stopped paying much attention as soon as Father Fox, blissed out in a fit of rage, hacked his way through a door The Shining-style and screamed not “Here’s Johnny,” but rather, “Cock-a-doodle-do!” instead. Some people are born to improvise while others are … well … clearly not.
The film also loses its religious undertones the further along it gets, choosing instead to revert to something more akin to the quasi-religious nuances of an adult film. This is most likely because Deliver Us has a fair amount of raunch in its run time, but not even the eroticism can make up for literally everything else. This is a shame because all the pieces are here to make a movie that is gory and atmospheric while also being a little funny and tongue-in-cheek. Instead, all we have is a film that’s better off being returned to sender.
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