Kingdom Come

A man is involved in a fatal car crash but escapes unscathed. Next thing he is in a darkened building unable to remember how he got there. He is not the only one, there is a small group of disparate individuals including a young girl. If you've seen this type of film before you will realise there are only two explanations. The first is of the terrestrial kind, a bizarre experiment or some such. The second is that this is either Hell or Purgatory. In case you still have any doubts as to which is the most likely, the clue is in the title. Any remaining shred of doubt will be dispelled at around 45 minutes when having split from the group, one of their number meets three naked women. Why is he not overjoyed to see them? Because he recognises all three, being a serial rapist and murderer. Now we have established this, what is the point of the rest of the film? Well, there is a spectacular twist, one that clearly indicates not everyone is beyond redemption.

Kingdom Come (2014) Written and directed by Greg A Sager is a Canadian film, filmed in London Ontario and Canada, One would not know this because most of the action takes place in an abandoned industrial site, one with no windows or exits. Spoiler Alert ahead as I am about to talk about the movie. This isolated building is where the ten main members of the cast seem to wake up. The leads, Sam and Jessica, played by Ry Barrett and Camille Hollett-French, have no idea where they are, or how they got there, Nor do any of the other members of the cast. "Pulling together as a team", is not in the picture. Each of the diverse individuals, seem to drift to their own fate. We find that each person we meet, has a past to answer to, and that is what this movie is about. It is clear, even by the title,"Kingdom Come" That they are all being judged. Some of the crimes committed are heinous; Rape, Murder and Molestation, others seeming less so. We are introduced first to the sinners, and then to their sins. Running the underworld is, "The man in the blue suit" played by Bruce Turner. He knows whats going on, and in my opinion tends to smirk too much, The Director at the helm keeps everything in place; The Demon effects are good as are the "Gatekeepers". The gore factor, that could easily have gone over the top, is held tastefully in check, The violence effective, without being excessive. Production values are good all around, from the editing, set design, and cinematography, with a workable Score by Aaron Gilhuis Here we have a paradox, a morality tale in the guise of a Horror film. A somewhat serious discourse on the nature of forgiveness and redemption. I like to see Justice done, and as it turns out, except for the enigmatic last ten seconds, this film delivers. I like the way it cleverly brings these souls together, as revealed in the conclusion. There are no accidents. I was also happy to read in the end titles that, "No demons or gatekeepers were hurt in the making of this movie". Eight out of Ten Righteous stars.

This movie was surprisingly good which was quite a pleasant surprise. I liked the 'gatekeepers', they were pretty cool, and the effects were good for the low budget type movie. I must admit that out of all the 'people wake up in a building not knowing how they got there' horror movies I've seen (and that is a LOT), this was definitely among the superior ones... yeah so we got the point early and the movie's ending was predictable but it was still a pretty good flick. The pacing and the story progression kept one from getting bored. I didn't like the stereotypes presented but that's just me. Overall the movie is worth watching at least once.

Kingdom Come tells of a group of strangers that wake up inside an isolated hospital not knowing how they got there (and no, they don't find a cassette player). There's a few adults and one child among the ones trapped in this building and they want to find a way out, but as they try to find a way out there are images or sins from their past that come back to haunt them. The movie dabbles into religion but given it is supposed to be a horror movie "sins" like this can be forgiven, I found it entertaining, the pace was okay and some twists at the end were rather shocking and some were over the top. People tend to forget not every movie has to be a masterpiece to be enjoyed, especially in the horror genre. I wasn't looking for an Oscar worthy movie, I simply went looking for a creepy and entertaining horror movie and I found it.