The first post FrightFest Friday Night Fright needed to be something special after last weekend’s horrific goodies. Sadly The Locals is anything but.
Starting out like your typical inbred locals terrorising some poor holidaymakers kind of movie it takes an unexpected turn at the midpoint becoming something altogether different. What it didn’t become though was any bloody good.
New Zealand has given us a few horror classics over the years, from early Peter Jackson to Jonathan King’s Black Sheep. Like anywhere else though it turns out its quota of tosh and this dull film falls squarely into that category. The direction lacks suspense, the writing features some risible dialogue and the acting is uninspired.
I could write more about this film but it’s not worth the effort. Even if you see this in a bargain bin (which is where I found mine) avoid it.
