Film Review – Patrick: Evil Awakens

Remakes are a common occurrence these days, but the horror genre is practically stuffed with do-overs. Easy to assemble and market, rehashes, or reimaginings, often disappoint, never quite living up to their original inspiration. “Patrick: Evil Awakens” is an update of a 1978 “ozploitation” classic, largely considered to be one of the best chillers to emerge from Australia. Armed with a brand name and movie geek recognition, the producers have elected to mount “Patrick” once again, using contemporary fright film mechanics to sell a familiar tale. Against all odds, they’ve managed to succeed where many efforts fail, returning the tension and peculiarity of the premise for another go-around of telekinetic terror. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com