The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Corey Hawkins
Clemens
Aisling Franciosi
Anna
David Dastmalchian
Wojchek
Javier Botet
Dracula / Nosferatu
Liam Cunningham
Captain Eliot
Chris Walley
Abrams
Jon Jon Briones
Joseph
Stefan Kapičić
Olgaren
Martin Furulund
Larsen
Nikolai Nikolaeff
Petrofsky
Woody Norman
Toby
Graham Turner
Constable
Andy Murray
Deputy Fisher
Nicolo Pasetti
Deputy Hirsch
Christopher York
Fletcher - Whitby
Vladimir Cabak
Harbour Master
Rudolf Danielewicz
Old Romani Wiseman
Noureddine Farihi
One-Eyed Sailor
Malcolm Galea
Sailor #1 - Card Game
Adam Shaw
Lightkeeper
Jack Doggart
Son of Lightkeeper
Joe Depasquale
Sailor #2 - Card Game
Sally Reeve
Barmaid
Director
André Øvredal
Novel
Bram Stoker
Screenplay
Zak Olkewicz
Screenplay, Screenstory
Bragi F. Schut
September 3, 2023
7
Last Voyage of the Demeter, manages to wring every creepy last drop, out of what is, a rather limited setting.
This is a disturbing film in many respects. It takes the myth of Dracula as envisioned by Bram Stoker and makes something fundamentally primal, awful and genuinely chilling, out of it.
This vampire is not your polite, European, with dental problems but more your monstrous Nosferatu.Its a sensible choice, as it amps ups the fear factor, in what is,the confined setting of a ship.
Acting is top shelf too and really adds depth to what is already, a more than decent, horror film.
The only real downside is a few inconsistencies in the plot. Two of the characters go to investigate the crates, where they suspect the vampire dwells. One says she has no idea how to kill the vampire, having observed a crew member, who was bitten, burning in daylight. Indeed, why would the other character, who asks the question, apparently a doctor, not be more observant too? The captain and the remaining crew, are left out of this dangerous expedition, why? Why too, go at night, in the knowledge that this is when the vampire is out and about, taking compulsory blood donations?
In summary, an above average horror film that's truly creepy, disturbing and chilling. Perhaps only limited a little by the confines of its setting and a few, rather obvious, plot holes.That said, I still rate this a decent watch, if you enjoy vampire films.