The Reaper Man – Movie Review
Director: Jaron Lockridge
Writer: Jaron Lockridge (Screenplay)
Cast
- Kenon Walker (Queen Rising)
- Harlee Lowder (Bootleg Church)
- K.J. Baker (The Starling Girl)
- Jeff Haltom (Hongo)
- Brandon Russell
Plot: A grieving wife summons a dark spirit with an insatiable desire for revenge.
Runtime: 1 Hour 27 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Reaper Man starts when married couple Joseph (Walker) and Mia (Lowder) are trying to buy their first home. However, that falls through leading to them needing to reconsider their future.
The couple looks to regroup back home when they become victims of a home invasion. Mia is left alone until she starts getting a visit from a spirit looking to get revenge on the people who took its life.
Verdict on The Reaper Man
The Reaper Man is a horror thriller following a grieving widow who gets an unlikely friend from beyond the grave. A dark spirit that has returned to get revenge on the people that took him from this Earth and left his wife alone.
This movie is getting described in a similar discussion as ‘Candyman’ and you can see why. It does give us a vengeful spirit in the same way and a creepy voice and presence from the figure. However, it never manages to get close to the horror elements that the movie brings to the table. Though, the revenge elements are good and show that people could face consequences from beyond the grave.
Kenon Walker does make for a creepy figure in the film, while Harlee Lowder shows the grieving figure off well. Outside of the lead two performances, everything is solid without too much going on with their characters.
Final Thoughts – The Reaper Man is an entertaining horror with moments of suspense.
