"Live Evil" Review - Written by Anthony T

Live Evil
Year: 2009
Director: Jay Woelfel
Studio: MT Entertainment
Stars: Tim Thomerson, Mark Hengst, Osa Wallander
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 96 Mins
Official Website: http://www.liveevilthemovie.com/




“Live Evil” is a film that I’ve been kind of looking forward for two reasons. First, I saw the trailer to this film and thought it looks like some b-movie fun and it had Tim Thomerson of Trancers fame playing a badass. Going into this my thinking was, it has to be one of those mindless film that I would enjoy. Right?

The film is about a cowboy priest with a samurai sword, who is on a quest for revenge against a vampire clique. The clique also has some problems, as they a caught up in a underground civil war as groups of vampires are fighting over blood, as there’s a shortage in the blood supply due to most of the blood being contaminated with drugs, cigarettes and anything that changes the blood. Soon everything leads to a bloody climax, in which no one might walk out of. The film also features cameos from Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead, Rob Zombie’s Halloween) Tiffany Shepis (the upcoming “Night of the Demons” remake, Nympha) and Ellisa Dowling.

“Live Evil” is one of those films that you just back and enjoy. Writer/director Jay Woelfel does a very good job making this, a fun one to watch. The reason for that was how Woelfel paces this film. He does a good job moving the action along, as it didn’t get bogged down or just pain boring. That’s what makes B-movies like this entertaining. Woelfel also does a good job making the performances good enough to make this fun. I liked how especially how he directs Tim Thomerson here, as his preacher character. The character reminded me a little bit of Jack Deth from the Trancers films, in which Thomerson played. Woelfel also does a good job developing chemistry between the four actors and actresses, who play the vampires, are being chased by the preacher. They did a very good job making the characters entertaining, as it added to the film’s campiness and made the story fun to follow.

Woelfel also did a respectable job with the screenplay. One of the reasons why this screenplay works, the film doesn’t take itself too serious especially with the film’s dialogue. It’s cheesy, but it’s the kind of cheesy dialogue that makes a film like this fun, instead of annoying. A film like this can’t try and take itself too serious or else it ends up unwatchable. That’s why I enjoyed this. The other reason was the way that Woelfel develops the preacher character, as I really dug that character. The backstory explains the reason why he acts like a loner. He also develops the reason why the preacher wants to get rid of these vampires that he’s been stalking, through the character’s backstory. In film like this, the main character must be likeable or else the movie is just plain awful. Thankfully, it wasn’t the case here, as the character was badass.

“Live Evil” is a bloody and fun vampire film that packs a lot of action and gore.

The film is available and Video on Demand (Check your local cable provider) and it will hit DVD on February 23rd.

Review Rating: 3.5 Stars