So, I saw the Possession of David O'Reilly, and I thought Europeans are hardcore Options

[Wounded Ronin]

So yesterday I saw The Possession of David O'Reilly.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1535617

I thought it would be intelligent and hardcore because it's European, but instead it was an hour and a half of grownups pretending to be scared of the dark.

When I think of England, I think of suicide charges against Roman hastati. I think of the Battle of Hastings. I think World War I.

The characters were locked in a house and menaced by monsters of some kind. They eventually started carrying chef's knives from the kitchen but they were complete pansies who were afraid to engage even when they did have a visible target. In their situation I would have rather constructed a spear from a broom handle, a meat fork, and duct tape, instead of trying to wield a chef's knife against critters of unknown origin. This should be common sense. But they spent the whole movie screaming, looking traumatized, and running.

How could these be the same people who suicide rushed the Romans, or who ran across no man's land lugging bolt action rifles?

I began to wonder if the contents of the film have anything to do with restricted access to firearms in the UK which tends to make people think of themselves as victims. I mean if the same film took place in Arizona the homeowner would probably just take a .45 and bang, end the movie.

The only upshot was I felt that the lead female was attractive. But she would have been more attractive had she gone into Bodecia mode.