“Ghost Ship” (2002)

Ghost Ship

Grade: C

Haunted house genre goes nautical in this lazy movie about an undead ocean liner. Aside from a few spooky scenes and atmospheric set-pieces, Ghost Ship never delivers enough scares to really capitalize on its premise, which includes underwater succubi and the Devil himself (no surprise: he listens to nu metal). The horror thriller is cheaply made, reliant on jump scares and follows braindead slasher logic. On top of that, there’s the industrial-rock flashback/music video, “My Little Box,” one of the weirdest and worst movie scenes…ever? So bad it might make the whole thing worth it. Right from the movie’s tagline we should’ve known what we were in for. “Sea Evil” indeed.