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Ghost Canyon

The Unhealer [Blu-ray]
(Natasha Henstridge, Lance Henriksen, Adam Beach, Elijah Nelson, Kayla Carlson, et al / Blu-ray / NR / 2021 / Shout! Studios

Overview: A bullied teenager gains the means to fight back when a botched faith healing bestows supernatural, shamanistic powers upon him.

When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that causes the death of someone he loves, the teen uses his newfound abilities for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.

This dark horror tale features performances from genre favorites Adam Beach (Suicide Squad), Branscombe Richmond (Hard to Kill), Natasha Henstridge (Species), and Lance Henriksen (Aliens).

Blu-ray Verdict: Well, it has to be first said that The Unhealer is a truly well made, well filmed, nicely presented, well acted and wholly cinematic movie adventure from start to finish.

Filmed on location in Arizona in June where the temperatures hovered around 105-110 degrees daily, and with Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction seen in the background throughout the movie - which already has such a storied and haunted history and is very much sacred to the Native Americans - that all comes together to make The Unhealer feel like a genuinely made Hollywood production.

A tale as old as the hills, it is the classic put-upon revenge story of a teen being relentlessly bullied growing up (Elijah Nelson) who one day discovers that he has been given a strange power, through an Ancient Indian curse, and thus starts fighting back against those who have wronged him for so long.

Not to give too much away here, but his power - given to him by the mysterious Pfluegeris (Lance Henrikson), and which does not go so well for the older man - means that he can not only heal quickly, but turn himself into a form of mirror, where everything that happens bad to his body reflects back immediately to the body of his abuser.

Lance Henriksen plays these kinds of role without having to get out of bed in the morning, but here you get the sense that he was relishing in the role of the original Unhealer! As for Natasha Henstridge, honestly, I barely recognized her (especially as she wear a blonder than blonde wig here), but once she gets involved you see the aggressive Henstridge of old pop up a few times!

In what is a magnificently heartfelt, open and honest, and for my money thoroughly unique film, there will not be one moment where you want to leave your seat, much less turn away from the screen, for The Unhealer is a pure stick of cinematic dynamite to behold, trust me! This is a Widescreen Presentation (2.35:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

Gag Reel
Deleted Scenes
Alternative/Extended Scenes
Behind-the-Scenes Interviews

Official Trailer

Official Blu-Ray Purchase Link

www.shoutfactory.com





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