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Excellent but underrated film

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Any movie that has to kill a dog to tell us the bad guy is a bad guy really isn't very good.the real problem with this movie is that you figure this whole thing out before the characters do.. and it makes you wonder how dumb the characters are.The plot is that a guy has lived thousands of years cheating death by transferring his consciousness into other bodies. It starts off with stealing the body of John Rhys-Davies, an otherwise good actor who is just collecting a check here. bad sign when your name actor is barely qualifying for "cameos" like a day player.Anyway, a group of six people on a yacht pick up a distress call from JRD, who then proceeds to jump from one body to another, and killing folks for no real good reason. And the dog. because killing a dog always makes your movie more enjoyable.Oh, the ending, the two surviving character decide to steal the bad guy's magic so they can live forever. because obviously, the horrific events of the film didn't get the point across.

...well I can happily say that this is not one of them :)The concept of body swapping by stabbing someone with the knife actually provides this film with a fairly decent narrative. And, although being a straight to DVD film release, this film avoids from appearing as a cheap knock-off horror. The only thing in the film I could really criticise is the extremely short time the "ferryman" features in the film; he is basically reduced to a cameo role at the end where he just pops in to take In all, I thoroughly recommend watching this, especially in you are tired of all the boring generic slasher/gore films with a lame plot. If I am totally honest: I would even go so far to name this as one of my favourite films of 2007.The Ferryman is coming and payment is due...

I have enjoyed limited movie offerings from New Zealand, with the likes of the romantic comedy Sione's Wedding and horror comedy Black Sheep, and for my horror double bill this weekend, I wouldn't have wanted to miss The Ferryman.In western folklore, the Ferryman is the one responsible for transporting the dead to the nether realms, where souls would be judged (so you'd better start chalking up those brownie points). Ferrymen had been depicted in movies before, be they just a background character like in Woody Allen's Scoop, or becoming a point of contention in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies with crew of The Flying Dutchman. Think of it as the equivalent to the Chinese folklore characters of "Cow Head" and "Horse Face", where they will visit the body at the point of deaths to escort the soul to the depths of Hell for judgement.2 couples (two of whom are Craig Hall and Amber Sainsbury whom we will get to see again in 30 Days of Night, in which Ben Fransham who plays The Ferryman will also appear) signs up for an adventure sail from New Zealand to Fiji, where a luxurious spa awaits their tired bodies after their "homestay on the sea" stint. Before everyone, including the captain his wife and their pet dog, can get chummy with one another, their ship receives a distress signal, and the laws of the sea dictates they get themselves into unknown trouble by picking up a survivor from a non-working vessel. And like all hitchhiker styled movies, there's always something strange about the hitcher (played by John Rhys-Davis) you pick up, especially when the weather's all foggy and he starts to give everyone the creeps.The Ferryman turned out to be a rather interesting concept movie rather than outright horror with shock and awe moments. It doesn't scare, nor does it follow the recent trends in gore and with torture porn. What it's more akin to is a good old fashioned thriller with supernatural elements thrown in for good measure. Some might complain that nothing much really happens, with the usual hack and slash, but I'd argue that it had a very novel take on the theme of longevity, especially when it starts to play out in full. While it certainly isn't something new, the way it was executed (pardon the pun) mattered, and its ending will undoubtedly leave a wicked smile on your face, at what had transpired, and the loads of potential should you possess such capability.Not without loopholes though, but I thought it could be glossed over given its supernatural slant, unless you choose to harp on it, especially when it didn't get developed properly. In short, The Ferryman still qualifies for an entertaining afternoon matinée when ticket prices are cheaper.

OK well I was expecting a little bit of entertainment from this movie but not much because after all it is a straight to DVD horror film and I watch a lot of those and I am often disappointed all the same but I watch them anyways just to know if they are good or not. But this one was rather good compared to some of the other garbage that I have seen, I enjoyed the horror elements even though they were rather brutal and uncalled for at times. The ending was sort of confusing, but I liked seeing the face of the real ferryman rather than just a knife through the whole movie. Overall I gave it a 5 out of 10 because it was sort of entertaining, but some parts were just weird and unnecessary. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're bored then go ahead.