Devil's Rain: Shatner's Eyebrows and...a Lot of Goo?
Okay, so I finally braved "The Devil's Rain." I knew it was gonna be...something, considering the cast alone. Shatner, Borgnine (who looks like he's having the TIME of his life as Corbis, "burn after reading" and all that), and even Travolta making a blink-and-you'll-miss-him appearance. But wow, was it a trip. My biggest question is...what was the deal with all that goo? Like, seriously. From the melting faces to the whole demon congregation turning into human-sized, vaguely Satanic slime, it was just...everywhere. It's like they bought a whole warehouse full of KY Jelly and said, "Let's goo-ify this sucker!" I'm not complaining, per se, just...confused. And maybe a little grossed out. Though, I gotta say, Borgnine's devil makeup was surprisingly effective, even if it did look like he borrowed his dentures from a xenomorph. "A chill wind blows" And Shatner! Good lord, those eyebrows deserve their own billing. They were practically acting independently of the rest of his face. He was clearly trying to bring his A-game, but it was hard to take it seriously sometimes, especially when he was battling the aforementioned goo. Still, props to him for going all-in, even if the script felt like it was written on the back of a cocktail napkin. "I've...seen things, I've done things." Anyone else have a soft spot for this bizarre slice of 70s Satanic panic, or am I alone in my gooey fascination? Also, did anyone else catch the ending? That mirror scene? I won't spoil it, but talk about a left turn! It's like they just threw a bunch of random ideas at the wall and hoped something would stick. Which, I guess, it did...in a weird, slimy, Shatner-eyebrow kind of way. "Beam me up... to Hell?" Maybe?
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