Leprechaun 3

Even though I am not a fan of most sequels, Leprechaun 3 could have been something. Maybe something likable if done right and put in the right hands. Maybe add an interesting idea or two and build  on the first two. Well, Leprechaun 3 didn't do that and missed it's mark all together, and is a film that really took this series to a new low.

As with the other films in this series, there are a mix characters here. Led by Warwick Davis, John Gatins and Lee Armstong, like the first two movies the acting is up and down. Davis as the leprechaun is fun but this the first of these films where he just isn't given much to do.

The plot involves trying to get gold back that we've seen before in these movies. With the gold theme, Las Vegas seems to be the perfect setting with it's money, gambling and sexual culture. That said, this setting is not done very well as aside from some early scenes of the Las Vegas strip, the movie is mostly set in a cheap casino and hotel. Kind of a downer but this movie does create some interesting gambling scenes. There just could have been more Vegas pizazz.

This is the first of the Leprechaun films that just tries to do too much. It tries to turn the lead character Scott into a leprechaun that has thrown-about quality to it. Also many characters really serve no purpose at all and add nothing to the film other than disappointment.

Unlike the first two movies, in this one the Leprechaun just kind of shows up in the film. There is a statue with a leprechaun imprisoned in it brought to a pawn shop by crippled person with no backstop or explanation on this. Actually, it kind of shows the good way first films ended and that this film could have been avoided altogether.

As well as trying to do too much, the film also seemed like it was trying to be something other than what it is. It is really uneven,  and shows way too much of lead actors and it seems like it trying to be a mid-90's Las Vegas movie without a real plot instead of a horror film which it is supposed to be.

Leprechaun 3 is not fun, not funny and lacks any kind of punch that a horror movie needs. This is where the Leprechaun series really should have ended as it was now dead but sadly we know it didn't.

1.5/5