Review – The Tattooist

I liked this one better than I thought I would. The premise – tattooist’s work ends up cursing his subjects – has some potential that I assumed the production would squander. But not necessarily so. The out-of-control, fatal designs work well – as does the restless spirit behind them – because they’re sufficiently understated to actually be spooky. I also liked the ethnic-sensitivity thread that runs throughout: the protagonist’s problems are due at least in part to his decision to steal from Samoan artists. We even get an entertaining murder mystery thrown in for good measure. Though this isn’t going to walk away with any Oscars, for a medium-budget horror movie it’s not half bad. Worth seeing