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Not Quite Half

David Anderson | St. Cloud, MN | 05/22/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

""Half-Caste", released in 2004, is not based on a true story like told on the movie cover. Rather, a man is telling his story to police officers. The story explores a group of researchers and filmmakers searching for the "half-caste", a legendary creature that thrives off human flesh. They want to prove that he indeed exists. As they observe him through time, they realize the mechanisms of this creature. Through interviews and after-effects, some start believing them. Therefore, they become increasingly fearful for their lives. Meanwhile, everybody is a target.



It seems like the producers were trying to construct something fresh within the independant film indistry. Obviously, they didn't succeed. Instead, the half-caste character compares too much to that of a werewolf. They should have compiled more original effects of an attack. However, the anatomy was interesting. Much of the remaining plot was weak. They didn't maintain the eye-opening suspense long enough to keep audiences interested throughout. Many scenes were unpredictable, causing the interest to fade as the film progresses. Granted, there were some great attention-grabbing scenes that make the horror effect slightly more terrifying. However, some of them don't fit well with the remainder of the film. And the distinguishment of the film itself and the film camera in the film fits wonderfully in various scenes. Sometimes it was overly done.



The quality of the performances vary within the actors. Some give average to good performance while some never sound convincing. The man sharing his story to the police gives the strongest performance of the cast but never above good. The chase and the terror scenes are acted well during those certain scenes. However, the remainder of the film doesn't have any eye-opening performance scenes.



Those looking for a quality horror film should avoid "Half-Caste". Somewhat similar horror films "The Howling" (1981) and "Wolf" (1994) are better recommendations as they shall please their audiences."