As accomplished as it is superfluous, Willard is a stylish horror film with plenty of style but precious little horror. Genre buffs will appreciate it as a visually superior sequel/remake of its popular 1971 predecessor, giving Crispin Glover a title role perfectly suited to his uniquely odd persona, in the same league as Psycho's Norman Bates. This time, Willard's the psychotically lonely son of the original film's now-deceased protagonist: a milquetoast introvert who befriends an army of obedient rats--lethal allies when Willard's pushed to his emotional breaking... point by his abusive boss (R. Lee Ermey). In keeping with his memorably macabre episodes of X-Files, writer-director Glen Morgan excels with dreary atmosphere and mischievously morbid humor (including an ill-fated cat named Scully), and Glover gives his best performance since River's Edge. But even the furry villain Ben--an oversized rat with attitude--is more funny than frightful. With some justification, Glover's fans will appreciate the open door to a sequel. --Jeff Shannon [show more]
We will publish your review of Willard [2003] on DVD within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.
Remake of the 1971 cult film of the same name, this quirky horror fable tells the story of Willard (Crispin Glover), an awkward misfit who lives at home with his overbearing mother (Jackie Burroughs) and works for the family business under a greedy, authoritarian boss (R. Lee Ermey). Pushed around and domineered by everyone in his life, Willard turns to the rats who inhabit his shabby home for friendship. Before long, Willard's connection with the rodents has become so strong that the rats are working for him as an army, committing a series of grisly murders and exacting revenge on all those who have ostracized Willard and done him wrong. But one unusually intelligent rat, Ben, is not as obedient to Willard's orders as the others, and a deadly battle of wills begins.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A young man with an unusual connection with rats uses them at his own sociopathic will
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy
