Midnight Chronicles (2010) – Review
2 1/2 Stars
Uniformly strong acting and clear well thought out dialogue are present. The compelling storyline and interesting somewhat scheming characters make up for the lack of action and the obvious limitations, particularly in the overuse of specific sets. However the small doses of swashbuckling and sword fighting is so laughable I’ve seen high school theater productions staged more adequately. The real problem is that around the fifty minute mark a certain dullness started to creep in and despite adding elements of the supernatural and horror it was unable to shake that monotony.
Director Christian T. Petersen does the most with the very obvious limitations of a small budget. Rumor has it this film was originally intended as a pilot for a television series that was never picked up. I think they should have focused on presenting these as a low-rent trilogy of Lord of the Rings knock offs. Since this series was never put into production, I’m assuming this is the end of the Midnight Chronicles. That’s a shame as I was just getting invested in this fantasyland.
Director: Christian T. Petersen
Stars: Charles Hubbell, Matt Amendt,Steve Sweere
You can find it on netflix digital also they released a Midnight Chronicles 2 trailer on netflix. don’t be discouraged…a sequel is much better than a low budget, quickly ditched series.
This looks interesting and I cant believe I havent seen it around. Is it on DVD?