Chemical Wedding (2008)

Chemical Wedding (2008). 1h 49m | Not Rated

“On the whole I like this movie because its about the only film I know that deals with Alaistor Crowley – an incredible man who is long overdue for a major film of his life. Unfortunately the makers of this film go for the easy option and make Crowley into a right evil sod……….killing people whenever it takes his fancy………all in pursuit of the u0026quot;chemical weddingu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow in reality Crowley sounds like he was a man to be feared and avoided but he didnu0026#39;t go around killing people – despite all the newspaper garbage of the time about him being the most wicked man in the world, etc, etc. Why the makers chose this approach to an interesting subject is anybodyu0026#39;s guess – but it probably comes down to box-office! Dress up Crowley as the occultu0026#39;s answer to Hannibal Lector and it will ring up megabucks at the box-office……..or at least the makers hope! However despite those reservations its still quite an unusual film and well worth seeing – even if its just for Simon Callows marvellous OTT turn as Crowley. But as Iu0026#39;ve indicated the definitive film on the Great Beast is still to be made. Lets hope British film-makers do it before Hollywood does!”