The box office hit from America acclaimed as, "the best U.S horror movie of the past ten years", has now arrived in the U.K. The film was executively produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by Victor Salva. It stars Justin Long and Gina Philips as siblings driving home from college. They see someone or "something" throwing body shaped packages down some sort of tunnel. The brother decides they should go and investigate and the sister reluctantly agrees.

The film moves quickly and soon, this evil something is after them. The movie follows a familiar formula that has been used countless times before so the element of surprise is substantially limited; some may find the film quite uninteresting. At points the film came across as being unnecessarily nasty, revelling in some quite distasteful sequences. There are a few moments that make the audience jump, mainly due to the musical score. The score was an impressive part of the film.

Generally "Jeepers Creepers" was passable as a common horror film. If the film does appeal you can look forward to the inevitable sequel but, if you are looking for cinema with some substance and meaning this is certainly not for you.

2 out of 5

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