| Nekrotronic | |
| Director: | Kiah Roache-Turner |
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| Music: | Michael Lira |
| Cinematography: | Tim Nagle |
| Editing: | Christine Cheung |
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| Distributor: | Entertainment One |
| Gross: | $78,206[1] |
Nekrotronic (formerly Nekromancer) is a 2018 Australian comedy science-fiction horror film.[2] [3] [4] It was co-written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, and stars Ben O'Toole and Monica Bellucci. It tells the story of demons that steal people's souls through smartphone apps, and the demon-hunters out to kill them.
It was intended to be a mashup of Ghostbusters, The Matrix, and The Exorcist. The story was inspired by the ICE of William Gibson's Neuromancer.[5]
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] In September 2019, it had its Australian debut at the SciFi Film Festival in Sydney.[7]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "Nekrotonic has plenty of oddball energy, but this horror-comedy hybrid mashes up ingredients without much of a clear idea of what to do with them."[9] On Metacritic it has a score of 25% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10]
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote: "Maximum energy meets zero originality to numbing effect in a horror-action-comedy mishmash."[11] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "This bloodthirsty comic-book fantasy is let down by its infantile humor and derivative, incoherent plot."[12]
The film was nominated for Best Hair and Makeup at the 9th AACTA Awards.[13]