Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Snake Woman (1961)

 

All Hiss and No Bite

The film has atmosphere going for it: "mad doctor", a witch, snakes, a snake woman, lynch mobs, gothic aesthetics but the story is lacking, just really needed more to it. There isn't a lot in the way of showing the snake woman until the end of the film.

Actors are good - they take their roles and the film seriously. There are no cheesy special effects for horror - instead real snakes are used along side of cuts and film splicing for the effects.

Is the film worth watching? Well, if you need something to do on a boring rainy afternoon then this film will kill 69 minutes of your time. It's not an awful film, but it's not grand.

5/10

The Snake Woman (1961)


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