I really like Dolph Lundgren as an actor. I don't think he's one of the best actors in the world, but he has done a great combination of iconic and really fun roles. Frank Castle in the original Punisher movie, Ivan Drago in the Rocky Films, the street preacher in Johnny Mnemonic, all favorites of mine.
Don't Kill It is a really good take on demonic possession films. The demon jumps from host to host when someone kills the possessed. The killer then becomes the then new vessel for the demon. It gets explained that this is a specific type of demon and that others move through humans in different ways. After a deer hunter happens across a container that once held the demon, a small town in Mississippi is plagued with a string of murders. Jebediah Woodley (Dolph Lundgren) is a demon hunter that catches wind of the killings and sets out to contain the presence.
If I had to describe this film in a single word, then it would be "fun." It's completely aware of what it is and doesn't try to make any kind of award winning cinema. Instead it's an entertaining horror movie with strong comedic elements, some decent lore (which does have one thing I wish become expanded upon more), an excellent use of practical effects with some CGI, and probably the best delivery of a "what the fuck?" I have ever heard. In all honesty, I would be okay of Jebediah would return for a series of demon hunting films, so long as they stay with this quality.
I give Don't Kill It a solid 3 net guns out of 5:
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