Willard!

WILLARD-2003-Back in remake land comes this new version of the 70’s horror hit.

Crispin Glover plays the lonely weird office worker who lives in a gothic like house with his ailing mother. Somehow he becomes friends with the vermin in his basement led by white haired Socrates and dark haired Ben. While Bruce Davidson’s earlier portrayal was that of an unsophisticated friendless nerd, a guy you really felt sorry for, Glover plays this Willard as a dark almost sinister loony. Of course many CGI rats do his biding, eventually eating up his overbearing boss (R. Lee Ermey, over the top as usual). Using Davidson’s image and photo as Willard’s dead father is a nice touch though.

A strange film that contains some good performances and effects but somehow fails to deliver. First time director Glenn Morgan wrote FINAL DESTINATION and THE ONE as well as many TV episodes of THE X-FILES, MILLENNIUM and SPACE ABOVE AND BEYOND (which featured Ermey).

Have a nice weekend!