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'Deadly Friend' |
 | | On the whole, "Deadly Friend" is a routine horror movie, poorly photographed (by old-time cinematographer Philip Lathrop) and poorly performed (with the exception of New York stage actress Anne Twomey, as Paul's mother). |
 | | Craven doesn't explore the implications of his story with anything like the thematic richness or the over-the-top morbidity of, say, Stuart Gordon's otherwise similar "Re-Animator." Instead, he's content with the rigid cliche's of a revenge plot, as the revived Samantha, imbued with superpowers, takes off after all those who have wronged her. |
 | | And that makes "Deadly Friend" a movie whose ho is exceeded only by its hum. |
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