Movie Review: Lo
My subscription to Netflix has been proving itself more useful than I anticipated especially when I find gems like the movie Lo. Here is how Netflix attempted to describe the movie:
Lovelorn Justin (Ward Roberts) sees his life change for the better when quirky April (Sarah Lassez) lands in the middle of it. When she’s abruptly kidnapped by a band of demons, Justin sets out to rescue her, with the help of the hellion Lo (Jeremiah Birkett), who has an agenda of his own.
It is incredibly off the mark. You might expect some kind of hero making a trip to Hell not unlike Dante’s Inferno. The movie actually takes place entirely in the dorky main character’s apartment. He takes a book given to him by his old girlfriend and summons the demon Lo to retrieve her when she was captured and taken to hell. The rest of the movie is spent with Lo playing tricks on Justin and trying to convince him that his girl isn’t worth saving. I won’t say too much because the movie has a lot of plot twists and it won’t take much to fill this with spoilers. The movie focus mostly on character development and you get to feel a connection with every one of them, human and demon alike. It has a lot of great dialogue and managed to add some great humor without making the demons any less scary. The movie has a slow start and Justin is a little goofy at the beginning but the more you see the demon’s start messing with him, you becomes a lot more interesting. It is really an excellent film and one that is definitely worth checking out.
