Reminiscent of the Hammer films of the 60's

Rating: 8/10 (23 October 2001)

An enormously entertaining and atmospheric thriller. It reminded me of some of the better products from Hammer films of the late 50's and 60's. I was surprised to see that it was shot in the Czech Republic and not in England.
The acting is all around excellent with several English actors familiar from Masterpiece Theater. Johnny Depp and Heather Graham do well with British Cockney accents. The movie is entertaining and has a plot or storyline that is literate.
I would like to see more movies like this. Perhaps the terrible events of Sept 11 will lead the Movie companies to avoid making the high pyrotechnic plotless nonsense that has plagued the screen for the last few years.
I thoroughly recommend this movie and hope that it succeeds commercially to allow more movies of this type to be made