Written by Bruce David Eisen And Eric Freiser
Directed by Eric Freiser
Warlock: "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it."
In our third entry for this franchise, we've got another Warlock in the shape of Philip Covington (Bruce Payne) and in flashbacks, he showed his nastiness by targeting a mother and daughter. Not surprising was the fact that they posed a threat to him and they trapped him in a house.
Cut to the current day where it's set in an Irish town of generic description with an American group of characters, the main protagonist was a woman named Kris (Ashley Laurence). She's inherited the creepy house and with that, she's become a new problem/potential sacrifice for a still power hungry Covington.
With Kris include her boyfriend, Michael (Paul Francis), kinky couple Scott (Rick Hearst) and Lisa (Angel Brois), stoner Jerry (Jan Schweiterman) and Robin (Boti Bliss). It turned out that the latter also happened to be a witch. Unfortunately for Robin, that didn't do any good as she was nowhere near as powerful as a determined Covington.
Throughout the movie, this Warlock pretty killed all of Kris's friends and lover, one by one. He subjected them to various levels of suffering as he made his way towards sacrificing Kris. It turned out that he wanted to mother a race of evil with an evil consort and Kris was needed for that one.
The movie does fill in the obvious connection between this Warlock and Kris and it's a decent enough reveal. I found Kris's circle of friends to be somewhat blandly drawn out with Robin being horribly wasted. Kris herself was a bit of a miss following previous protagonists in this franchise but this new Warlock was menacing enough.
- I do think by bringing in a new actor, it probably was a good idea for the Warlock to be a different character too.
- In folklore, children who are born with the caul over their faces are a sign of good luck or magical ability.
- Standout music: Chris Frankfort's Judgement Call.
- Chronology: It's Ireland in the 1990s as well as an unspecified time period for the opening scene.
Warlock III: The End Of Innocence was an okay entry in a franchise that's mostly been okay so far. I did like the change of location and a new Warlock but found most of the main players to be bland.
Rating: 5 out of 10
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