Lo (2009)

So much average

Really Surprised!

hyped garbage

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Lo (2009) was directed by Travis Bets, who also wrote it. Spoiler Alert, I will be talking about this movie. What is it about? It's a demon love story. Justin, played by Ward Roberts, has a crush on April, played by Sarah Lassez, One day she was carried off by demons, and now Justin will go to hell itself to get her back. Using Aprils book, Justin summons up the demon, "Lo" played a la "beatlejuice", by Jeramiah Berkett in order to have the demon search through hell to retrieve her. A demon once summoned must obey it's master. So yes, there is a story here, One might tend to question that while viewing. I remember my college days, hanging out with the actors in the drama department, a crazy group, they would improve situations, playing along as they went on. This movie has a "anything could happen" feel to it. than makes it eccentric. We get bargain basement Fellini. A particularly weird demon, Jeez, is played by Devin Barry is prone to break out into a rock anthem at the drop of a hat, I could see a connection between Lo, and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) both gave us lead characters most could not identify with. Both films deal with lovers who were separated, both are presented in a offbeat format."Lo" takes the format of a, "Theater of the mind" experience as Justin's thoughts are revealed. Complete with stage and props. The movie aims at low comedy, pun intended. It turns out our poor boy Justin was duped, and April is not who he thought she was, but no matter. Love conquers everything. Hopefully you will overlook the Production values; Low budget, dare I say amateur, college film class 101. Yet there is also much imagination found here for those with a tolerance for nonsense such as this.Seven out of Ten "I'm fine with this, pass the joint" Stars.

**spoiler alert - but only a little** I was truly expecting horror, since I think that's Netflix categorized it, and I was ripping through em for Halloween, LOL...Anyways, comedy is much more fitting. I laughed an awful lot. I have to say, the dialog is hysterical!! Loved Lo. The main character seems lost a bit.... the Comedy and Drama were annoying, and it was filmed as if it was a play at the local high school.That being said, he didn't DISCOVER the book, she gave it to him with explicit instructions to burn it! Why it sticks in my head, I don't know, but why ever did she do that except she knew he'd USE it? It's dramatically sad - her story. The whole DEMON story. :( Anyways, cheesy makeup (his hand) with pretty darn good (Lo), throw in the singing demons, the surprise ending, and you get a really weird dramatic comedy. That's supposed to be terrifying. There's like ONE ...if that.... killing.The worthiness of the film is indeed the low budget and the way it's staged - amateurish and silly but oddly intriguing. I'd watch it. Once. :)

It wasn't a bad movie, but I didn't see it as anything particularly special either. It breaks out from the typical horror genre's tropes, but fails to fully play with the concepts it starts to brush against. The characters are underdeveloped, relying on standard archetypes and shallow motivations. The movie's style wasn't all that creative either--a different, yet still typical take on a tired old genre. The dialog was witty though, and I enjoyed that. All in all, it's not a cut and dry horror flick, but that didn't stop it from being dry. It could have been very good if the a little more thought was put into the story and pacing. The movie's pace and intensity really didn't change throughout the entire movie, fixing that alone could have lifted it off the ground...

Well, I thought this movie was amazing. I found it as a recommendation on my Netflix and thought I'd give it a try since I love horror/cult classics. Well, it's not exactly a horror movie, at least in the strict sense. But, it is very amusing and different. It's very minimalistic; most of the story takes place with no scenery. It's just Justin and Lo. Lo has quite a way with words. In fact, I found the dialog witty and at times unexpectedly deep despite its obvious humor. The musical numbers are hilarious. I also really enjoyed the concept of viewing your relationship from the outside, because reality may be very different from your perceptions. Anyway, great low budget movie. I can't see it being a film that everyone will see, but it's definitely a great movie for a quirky audience.