But, in spite of being described in the press notes as a “mysterious anthropology student” (is there even such a thing?) he’s little more than the token male. Likewise, if Kevin had anything resembling a personality, he could’ve been a proper villain. One almost wishes the story focused on the thief who stole Sarah’s backpack instead. Nothing scary really happens until over halfway through, and the effects used to bring the monsters to life, when they do show up, are more than a little sketchy. It actually works better as a tourist brochure than a straight horror flick. Rachel is the one we’re rooting for, particularly when things really start to go downhill. Aside from, essentially, wearing the camera on her face, Sarah is disposable. It’s through her that we get a real sense of the danger at the heart of Jeruzalem. Luckily, Grobglas’s Rachel, the real star of the show, is intoxicatingly bubbly and endlessly enthusiastic.
Whiny and self-involved, Sarah’s strongest moment comes with her seduction of drippy Kevin, when she finally throws caution to the wind and lets loose a bit. The character is essentially a cipher, an audience insert who reacts to everything as we watch it happening.
Less successful is Sarah herself, as played by Israeli-British newcomer Danielle Jadelyn.
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