Review – The Lair of the White Worm

Director Ken Russell’s up to his old tricks again. Honestly, he practically reaches the point where he’s ripping himself off. For example, one hallucination scene features weird religious iconography a la Altered States and sexually assaulted nuns harking back to The Devils. There’s even a sideways reference to Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero toward the beginning of the movie. Of course, there are a few fresh elements here, such as the ever-charmless Amanda Donohoe as the villainous bisexual snake woman. If you’re a big fan of phallic symbols, this is the film for you. Otherwise most of the humor and horror fall flat. See if desperate