At its best when Dracula gets to be a little freak, TheLastVoyageOfTheDemeter lacks bite. Our review:
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn't exist.There is a terrifying force at the center of director André Øvredal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. It isn’t the inherent perils of being trapped on a boat with no help to be found in the miles and miles of open sea that surround you.
'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' Is Best When Dracula Gets to Be a Little Freak After being introduced to a few other characters, most of whom will fade into the background until being served up to Dracula, the film begins to establish some of its rules. Many of these will be rather basic to anyone who has even a passing familiarity with vampires and the film relies on its setting to provide a bit of a twist on the formula.
When the vampire takes on a mocking tone right before mercilessly dispatching the members of the crew, we get a glimpse of what could have been a more biting experience. Unfortunately, the film just isn’t all that genuinely scary and often falls back on some tired tricks to provide an unconvincing illusion of being so. One moment where a character grabs another's shoulder is the type of “jump scare” that feels like it has largely fallen out of use and for good reason.
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