An average movie

Honestly, I have no idea how I ended up watching this flick… Was it because Christopher Lee was involved in the damned thing? Since I’m not a huge fan of this actor, it seems rather unlikely. Maybe I wanted to see it because it was Hammer production? Anyway, the ratings were pretty solid and even Christopher Lee has been quoted as saying that it was the best film Hammer ever made, at least, among the movies he has made for them. Anyway, it was basically a very old horror flick and, to be honest, I didn’t really share Lee’s enthusiasm as it felt very dated. Still, even though I’m not a huge fan of the genre, I thought it was not bad at all and fairly entertaining. Lee in fact had only a supporting part and the lead was played by the lovely Susan Strasberg, daughter of the famous acting coach Lee Strasberg. I have seen her in a couple of movies but her career never really took off eventually. Anyway, to conclude, even though the whole thing was not really amazing, I thought it was a solid older horror feature and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10