Demon Hunter (2016)

2017 • 85 minutes

About this movie

As a young girl, Taryn Barker discovers a demonic subculture in Dublin, Ireland, lurking below the surface of society, when her baby sister is murdered. She is lured to a monstrous cult by a sinister man called Eskerin Falstaff, but is rescued by a gang of demon hunters. Taryn discover she has new superpowers and uses them to join the demon hunters tracking down Falstaff. As the city is plagued by a series of occult murders, Taryn teams up with a detective whose daughter has been kidnapped by Falstaff and together they embark on a treacherous path of revenge and redemption, to rid the city of the demonic forces that threaten its existence.

Ratings and reviews

I'm a fan of indie films, lower budget often means focus is on the characters. If you want a movie-length episode of Buffy, and a poor episode at that, this is for you. This is a terrible movie. I care about supporting independent productions, and I wanted to like this as it's rare to see an all-Irish movie. This is still a terrible movie. Pros: - Derivative but still interesting premise - Guy playing Beckett does a good impersonation of a downtrodden Scandi-noir detective Cons: - Terrible acting - Mostly terrible dialogue - Terrible exposition - Tedious, pointless montages - Tedious, pointless scenes of bikes and cars being driven quickly - Predictable plot points - Predictable (painfully so) ending - Fight choreography was... terrible I'm not even tempted to give it two stars on the basis of its low budget, its rarity as an all-Irish release, or my being a genre fan. Oh and let's not get started on the Priest "corpse". This film has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. None.

Saw this at a limited release in the Cinema recently and I have to say that I really really enjoyed it. For an indie film made on a small budget you certainly couldn't tell as there are some top class Hollywood level shots, acting and effects in this flick. It's also awesome that Dublin now has it's own Buffy inspired style Demon Hunter doing the rounds! I can't wait to see the sequel!

Honestly. What an incredibly powerful debut feature film Zoe Kavanagh has crafted here. One of the best Irish films I personally have ever seen. More like this please....