Unholy Reunion (2009)

- written January 2009

Summary: Twenty years ago Adkov Telmig was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole for killing his wife, her lover, and countless others. That was the last society ever saw of him... Until now. Fast forward to the present day. State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Davis and his wife Julie have just celebrated the law school graduation of their daughter Rebecca. Now only the State Bar exam stands between her and a promising law career, working as a prosecutor just as her father did. The Davis' leave for the Capitol for an important case, leaving their daughter home to finish the graduation celebration with her friends. But this party is soon about to turn into a nightmare. Adkov Telmig has escaped from prison and is on a direct course to the rural Davis home. Rebecca soon ends up face to face with the killer, and discovers why he came for her. Rebecca is Adkov's real-life daughter, adopted twenty years ago by Daniel Davis when she was too young to remember. With Rebecca's life turned upside down, she must decide whether to save her friends or save herself.           Overall: I think there is one particular scene which will tell you all you need to know about the film. We see our hero, Scott, take on the bad guy...whose identity I will keep silent here. In most horror films, this battle would be short...good guy gets some good shots in and so does bad guy and of course bad guy wins. Not saying that basic premise isn’t true (or not true) but these 2 characters wage a major battle of fighting for a few minutes. And it just gets more interesting and exciting as the scene carries on. Just when I thought those 2 were done, it keeps going. And oh, there’s still 40 minutes to go in the film! I was amazed by the work they put in to get this one scene done alone and the film has a few more like it later on as well. There’s no question everyone put in some major work to make a good film and I was quite impressed. I think the film takes a little while to get going but the ending will make it all worth while. Good job here!!!           Comparison: Halloween meets Shocker

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