leonblackwood Review: I was waiting for ages for something to happen in this movie, but it was just too slow and the showdown at the end wasn't that great. It was good to see Vinnie Jones playing an emotional character except for a heavy baddie, like most of his movies, but the storyline was pretty weak and the acting from the other characters was poor. The twist at the end came way to late in the film and Christian Slater was only in a couple of scenes, even though he's plastered all of the poster. We have all seen this type of concept before, we're a teenage stranger comes into college and he gets picked on by the popular students, so the storyline wasn't original or even slightly interesting. In all, I wasn't that impressed with this cheaply made movie which didn't have that much thought behind it. Disappointing!Round-Up: Poor Christian Slater! He just seems to be taking in any project that comes his way, and they all seem to be badly made films that go straight to DVD. His career seemed promising after starring in big films like Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, Interview With A Vampire and True Romance, but his career went on a downhill slump when the work dried up. The same goes for other promising actors like Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding Jr. who also go straight to DVD, after having box office success earlier on in there careers. Vinnie Jones impressed me in this film because he seemed to be more natural and calm in his role. Its just a shame that the actual movie wasn't that good. I also found his annoying daughter quite irritating, which didn't help because she was the main character, so in all, it's not a movie that I would be watching again in a hurry.Budget: $3million Worldwide Gross: N/AI recommend this movie to people who are into there spooky drama/thrillers, about a teenage boy who has a shady past and gets picked on by the popular students at college. 2/10

ersinkdotcom Religious horror and thriller movies are a dime a dozen these days. Ever since "The Exorcist" hit screens in 1973, the world has been in a state of satanic panic. There's always a constant flow of possession or devil- baby flicks being released in the independent world of horror and touched upon in the mainstream at least once every six months or so. Some of them rise above the standard fare, while others fizzle out and are forgotten. "Way of the Wicked" falls short of being memorable by offering nothing new to audiences.Robbie (Jake Croker) is a disturbed young teen suspected of causing a mysterious death. After five years, he returns to his hometown to start anew. Still pining for the local police detective's (Vinnie Jones) daughter Heather (Emily Tennant), he befriends her and incurs the wrath of the girl's popular schoolmates and suitor. They begin turning up dead as each torments Robbie and bothers his love interest. Can Father Henry (Christian Slater) use the powers of his faith to stop the killings?"Way of the Wicked" plays out like a mashed-up version of "Carrie" and "The Omen." Although the image used to promote the movie screams "The Exorcist," what viewers find inside is a hodge-podge of elements taken from other films featuring teens with telekinetic powers. The only tie to religious thrillers is a prophecy Father Henry is investigating. Upon first viewing, it's vague whether the foretelling is from the Bible or another book associated with it. I doubt anyone would want to view it a second time just to catch whether it's one or the other.The acting in "Way of the Wicked" never comes into question. Both Vinnie Jones and Christian Slater act like they're personally invested in the film. Emily Tennant does a great job emoting as Heather. Jake Croker is absolutely creepy as Robbie. His performance and haunting stare made my skin crawl."Way of the Wicked" is unrated. It features violence, adult situations, and language. Viewers don't have to sit through any unnecessary nude scenes. I can see this airing on the Chiller Channel on a Friday or Saturday night.Even "Way of the Wicked's" attempt at a twist ending ends up falling flat. It just makes the whole thing more of a copycat of past movies much better than this. Even though you don't see it coming and it's well-delivered, you still are left with a sense of déjà vu as the credits roll. I can think of films that are a bigger waste of time, but you'd still be better off re-watching "Carrie," "Firestarter," or "The Omen."

Johan Dondokambey The story is about Heather, whose friend Robbie secretly has telekinesis. Back in middle school Robbie used it to choke a bully to death. Now at high school, after moving away, Robbie goes back to Heather's neighborhood. From the distance one Father Henry, a priest who investigated about the bully's death five years ago, monitors Robbie and Heather. They get close again. Greg, Heather's boyfriend, tried to bully Robbie and he tasted the wrong end of Robbie's ability. Heather asks Robbie about it but he denies anything.Greg then gets killed by a tractor. Heather's father, Detective Elliot, starts an investigation, warning Heather of a possible danger. He then questions Robbie about Greg. After a time behind the shadows, Father Henry approaches the detective, warning about Robbie's supernatural ability. Pretty soon a colleague tells Elliot that Henry is not an official priest anymore. Elliot confronts Henry but Henry reveals that Robbie is trying to fulfill a prophecy by killing Heather. Father Henry then gets killed right after.Heather and Robbie meet on the grave of Heather's mother. Elliot finds Henry's body and goes to the grave and finds the couple. First Elliot points a gun at Robbie but when Elliot lowers his gun Robbie immediately draws out a gun and pointed it to Elliot. After this is the final conflict but I'm determined not to spoil it to you because, despite some minor continuance issues, it's a good surprise.For me it's quite deceiving that the poster that is known widely only depicts Slater's character heavily, while in fact his is just a supporting role with relatively little in-frame duration. I think it's being done to lift the hype of the movie by bandwagoning on Christian Slater's once-was big name.Christian Slater's career has faded into the backgrounds of the mainstream movies nowadays. He's been acting roles in 3rd class Eastern Europe based movies such as Assassin Run (2013).Vinnie Jones is also suffering quite the same, and I'm quite surprised to see a frequent action movie cast like him to play in this movie. One thing good is that the movie's directors or producers doesn't compulse him into acting out any American accent, thus he gets to keep his rough European accent which is his trademark in action movies.The basic story is quite good and sounded promising. Unfortunately the development on the screenplay is not so good that there are plot holes, obvious ones, here and there. But again the ending is quite a good surprise, although even that can't salvage the whole movie from defects in the story.The thrill mood is not really developed well. This is due to not enough duration given to build up the suspense. The music also is not helpful in building up the mood of the suspense scenes.The acting is quite imbalanced between the casts. The seniors Slater and Jones, and the main protagonist Emily Tennant acted well, but the rest of the cast lacks out any suitable expressions on the moods or sometimes even overacted.Overall for me this movie deserves a 6 out of 10 score, while a recommendation is still doubtful from my side. It would be a recommendable watch if only the story had been developed better.

nebk Don't be fooled by the title of this movie. There is hardly anything Wicked about it, other than the fact that people were tricked into watching it expecting a dark thriller horror and getting a weak teenage romance with paranormal undertones. The movie is about a teenager, Robbie, who supposedly is the son of the devil and has telekinetic abilities. When he was 12 he supposedly killed another boy who was bullying him without even touching him. Fast forward 5 years and the guy (played by Jake Croker) is back in town and attending high school there. He soon rekindles a friendship he had with Heather who is the daughter of a local policeman played by Vinnie Jones. She was his friend when they were 12 and soon there is a romantic entanglement between the two of them. Unexplained deaths then start occurring of the people who crossed either Heather or Robbie and the policeman together with a defrocked priest played by Christian Slater are trying to solve the mystery of what is going on.The good points of this movie are few if any. There is one twist in the story but it's not that difficult to figure out. The acting is not the worst out there but it's not great in any way or even decent for that matter. Vinnie Jones who is English and playing a police officer in an American town was an odd choice for the role though. There is a reference to him drinking a lot and yet we only see him have half a glass of wine throughout the whole film. The fact that no one reacts much when the unexplained deaths start happening is another odd thing about the movie. There is one scene where someone gets run over by a piece of farm equipment which shouldn't even be running as the engine was taken out of it. And yet everyone just goes on about their business as if it's a regular occurrence in their town. So overall I wouldn't recommend this movie. It could have been engaging and entertaining but it's neither of those things. It's bland, mostly badly acted and forgettable. A 3 out of 10.