As a piece of cinema, this is fucking awful. The plot not only exploits then topical fears concerning cults and alternative beliefs – including the disastrous consequences of the People’s Temple and Heaven’s Gate cults – but also insults our intelligence by suggesting that there is some extraterrestrial influence exerted on the unfortunates involved. In this respect, the film brings to mind the misguided attempts at ‘relevancy’ recognisable in some modern cinema and television, and identified in our review of Race with the Devil (1975; dir. Jack Starett) – which you can read here.

Aside from this, helmer Sherman seems unable to make use of his given locations, actors or props, instead relying on some bargain basement laser effects to generate visual interest, resulting in a sloppy, claustrophobic mise-en-scène that only reinforces the general air of intellectual and cinematic redundancy. Films like Mysterious Two are not only lacklustre and pointless, but unfortunately greater in number than films that attempt to explore and debate important social issues with an even-handed and level-headed approach.

Mysterious Two at the IMDb