A
group of sorority sisters come into possession of a demonic charm bracelet that
grants wishes to the wearer. Once they
reach their six-wish limit, the devil takes their soul. It’s then up to the lone brainy sister in the
bunch to outwit the devil and reclaim her friends’ souls.
666: Devilish Charm plays like a mash-up of director
David DeCoteau’s Nightmare Sisters and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama. That sounds almost too good to be true. Trust me, it is. If you think this comes close to matching
either of those classics, you’re going to have to keep wishing.
Like
Nightmare Sisters, it’s about a group of girls who are stuck at their sorority
when their sisters leave them all alone.
(In this case, on Valentine’s Day.) Like Sorority Babes, the plot hinges heavily
on wishes. (Except this time, it’s a
stupid talking bracelet instead of a cool, foulmouthed imp.)
I
guess most of this would’ve been okay if there was some T & A or gore like
in Nightmare and Sorority. However, this
is so tame that even though it’s supposedly “unrated”, it could’ve easily been PG.
Heck, if they lost one or two double-entendres
it would probably wind up on The Disney Channel. (Even with all the girls in bikinis and
shirtless guys gadding about.)
The
plot certainly smacks of The Disney Channel, right down to the childish level
of the wishes. Most times, a character will
say something to her friend like “I wish you’d shut your mouth!” and her mouth
becomes stuck. Yes, it’s that dumb.
It’s
not all bad though. There are one or two
actual chuckles, however that’s not nearly enough to put salve on the
wound. There are also flashbacks within flashbacks
and flashbacks to things we just saw ten minutes ago to help pad out the
already scant seventy-eight-minute running time (which feels much longer due to
the overly repetitive, herky-jerky plot).
AKA: Devilish Charm.
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