This is a marvelously precise horror movies parody dealing with the Apocalypsis horror movies,particularly"the omen" (hinted at ): the birthday party , the hurricane,the warnings , "Bethleem" , the photographs (There's an equivalent of David Warner 's part) ,666,you name it ;but there're also hints at "Rosemary's baby" : the depiction of the conception (no flashback)by mommy seems taken by force from Ira Levin,complete with nightmare and red paint on the chosen mom's body ,and "the exorcist" : the voice of the demon in the boy's bedroom .
Adam Scott is ideally cast as the naive meek stepfather (the film can also be seen as a spoof on the "stepfathers" numerous films , reversing the parts,stepdaddy becoming the victim) ,full of finer feelings ,overtaken by events,in the grand tradition of Jim Carrey; strong support -in every sense of the term-by Bridget Everett .The lines are sometimes riotously funny : "he burried you alive in the garden ,but he did not mean to do it!";and Jimmy Cliff ,ironically in this context ,promises :"it's gonna be bright bright sunshiny day "
The movie loses steam in its last third : it becomes too spectacular in the chase scenes and the final ceremony has been seen a hundred times at least by the average viewer .But the rest is good fun .
Adam Scott is ideally cast as the naive meek stepfather (the film can also be seen as a spoof on the "stepfathers" numerous films , reversing the parts,stepdaddy becoming the victim) ,full of finer feelings ,overtaken by events,in the grand tradition of Jim Carrey; strong support -in every sense of the term-by Bridget Everett .The lines are sometimes riotously funny : "he burried you alive in the garden ,but he did not mean to do it!";and Jimmy Cliff ,ironically in this context ,promises :"it's gonna be bright bright sunshiny day "
The movie loses steam in its last third : it becomes too spectacular in the chase scenes and the final ceremony has been seen a hundred times at least by the average viewer .But the rest is good fun .