The Ferryman (2007)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Blistering performances.

An American couple, another couple from New Zealand board a small ship for a trip from New Zealand to Fiji. The boat is owned by yet another couple. In an intro we hear a voice over by a little girl talking about the Ferryman who takes the dead to the afterlife if he gets paid. Why this entity needs or wants money, who knows. Also previously we witness a ship going through very rough seas and two guys beating each other up until one of the goes nuts, stabs the other guy and hacks him to pieces.Meanwhile the small boat encounters dense fog at night and hears a distress signal. They stop and go searching for the troubled boat and find the crazy survivor from the beating earlier. He goes crazy and stabs the Kiwi guy. He inherits the old man's giant back tattoo of a snake in the shape of an 8. Now he goes nuts and attacks the American guy, and so on. The knife somehow transfers the madness and every crazy person ends up with the tattoo.The New Zealand girl, a former nurse, keeps having visions of a little girl who died in her care. She took some sleeping pills and sleeps through the entire ordeal while everyone else is attacking each other. She has another vision and this time the girls gives her a coin, which will be key to calling the Ferryman and putting an end to all the craziness.This movie is about 30 minutes too long, and far too boring. Once you confine a bunch of uninteresting people on a small boat, there's not much to expect. Add to that fog and the night- can't gruesome things ever happen during the day? and you have a recipe for one lame movie. The Ferryman is a bit gory, there's the killing and gutting of a baby shark, the hacking to pieces of some guy, lots of blood, but not even that keeps our attention. The ending back on land is quite interesting but by then it's too late to save the movie.

I decided to knock just two points off this movie simply down to the pointless character depth probing that caused the story to linger needlessly near the beginning.But that's all... as this is one of the best horror movies I have seen in recent years. I have to agree with the previous reviewer, it's refreshing that the characters were people you can care about; some empathy is possible rather than just seeing a load of high school brats being sliced up one by one, as is the usual formula.Here, a few couples on a luxury voyage to Fiji investigate an abandoned boat in response to its distress call following the horrific opening scene. There, they find John Rhys-Davies the sole survivor, sick and weak, and rescue him. Unbeknownst to the crew, their voyage of fun and love is soon coming to an end as they picked up a being that has been escaping death (The Ferryman) for centuries using a mystical dagger that allows him to swap bodies...If you love horror movies, do not miss this roller-coaster ride from the New Zealand movie industry. Horror fans will adore watching the demonic being hopping from one body to another to survive aboard a luxury yacht. The film starts with a violent and gory scene fit for the demanding horror fans out there.John Rhys-Davies, what a catch for the movie! He is outstanding as the Greek rescued by the yacht's crew in response to his distress signal. The basic formula soon unwinds as the not-so-hapless crew is his prey for some great horror scenes offering plenty of ghoulish moments.Echoes of other films will come to mind where demonic possession is concerned. The atmosphere generates the necessary foreboding feeling that draws you into the unfolding chaos and terror of the macabre.Horror fans may have missed this one due to its surprising online reviews that support the contrary on it not being any kind of a masterpiece. But, as a horror movie fanatic, this movie supersedes most of the crappy teen horror movies and awful remakes hitting your screens lately. You will find the movie refreshing after some real dull not-so-scary movies this last couple of years.A must-see...

Psychological horror set adrift in a sea of uncertainty...Directed by Chris Graham and written by Matt Metcalfe and Nick Ward "The Ferryman" takes the viewer on a boat tour, filled with terror and mystery. However, the storyline is bit used by this time, and if you've ever seen "Shocker" or "Fallen", then chances are you know what this movie is about. Set (refreashingly) on a boat, "The Ferryman's" best weapon is it's isolation factor. These people are floating in a dark fog and have no sense of direction when the horror begins. This worked for me, as you begin to feel the dread of the characters and their plight for rescue. Solid performances from everyone involved, and it's always good to see John Rhys-Davies back in a horror film. The gore is present, but could have used more. My biggest issue with the film was the for-mentioned lack of originality, as this plot has been used too many times before.Certainly worth a viewing, or as an addition to a collection.

I have good blood pressure but this thriller have a very great history and i have not look out the picture. The Ferryman ....Everybody Pays... Is a good Film from New Zeland Look The news about festivals and promotion's. Jul 2007 Festival News The Ferryman has been invited into competition at the Puchon Fantasy Film Festival in Korea 12th-21st July Jun 2007 The Ferryman hits NZ Screens The Producers are pleased to announce that the New Zealand release date for the film has being moved to October 2007 to coincide with the planned theatrical releases of the film in the Northern Hemisphere. The New Zealand red carpet gala premiere of the film will also be in October. May - Jun 07 US Festival Premiere The US premiere is at the Seattle International Film Festival May 24th-June 17th May 2007 NZ/Australian Poster A new poster has been unveiled to accompany the New Zealand and Australian release of The Ferryman. Check it out here 4 May 2007 UK Festival Premiere The UK premier of The Ferryman is at the London Sci-Fi festival on Friday May 4th Apr 2007 The Ferryman on Myspace The Ferryman's very own Myspace site is up and running. This a great film