LEPRECHAUN RETURNS: C
Too much gore, and not enough story. Certainly better than LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS and on par with LEPRECHAUN: IN THE HOOD but a far cry from original first three films.
This movie had "B" if not "C" or even "D" written all over it with nonsensical plot points, painfully convenient solutions and special effects that seemed older than the 25 year old references they kept making throughout the film.
Could have used a bit more character development and a little less gore on the kills for my taste but the film did have a few highlights.
The acting wasn't going to win any academies but it wasn't as Golden Raspberry as I initially anticipated. I appreciated Mark Holton's return and feel that he was somewhat used right, although I would have liked to have seen a bit more of him. Taylor Spreitler did well here as the film's protagonist, although I feel the script could've given her a bit more development.
Linden Porco has a long way to go before he lives up to the legend that is Warwick Davis, but it certainly isn't because he didn't try. He had some great lines and he did well in delivering them. I was impressed with how he was able to bring something new and fresh to the character, something that is unique and of himself, while at the same time keeping the origin, and paying homage to the original creation.
Had the focus of the film been more on the characters and their relationships to one another, this film could've earned itself a B. Instead the focus zoned in on unique kills, which added nothing to the story.
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