Review – The Runestone

Quick hint for low-budget horror directors: when your rubber monster suit is as cheap as the one in this movie, don’t spend anywhere near as much time as this movie does with the monster on screen and well-lit. The latex were-creature in this go-around is some sort of a Norse demon whose re-appearance after an extended dormant period is somehow heralded by the unearthing of a rune-covered rock (hence the title) and facilitated by the owner of the rock, who becomes the monster. Though the creature used to do battle with great Viking warriors, in modern society it appears to be satisfied with dogs, bums and art posers. I suppose I should give the screenwriter at least a little credit for trying to come up with a clever script, but most of the dialogue flops so badly that I can’t extend much more than an E for effort. Acting-wise, I’d expect the likes of Alexander Godunov to show up in crap like this, but poor Peter Riegert (who plays a wise-cracking cop) actually used to be able to get decent roles in real movies. See if desperate