This knockoff of LEPRECHAUN is slow-moving, considering the flick spends most of its time with people speeding along highways and back roads, and it becomes all too obvious the filmmakers were working with no budget. Good old Uncle Rump is imprisoned in a jade carving in the 1400s and is accidentally freed in 1995 by a young widow with an infant. All the little goblin wants is the baby. Mom understandably stands between him and her baby. Rump slays a few people along the way, cackles a lot, and that's about it. The goblin is clearly pattered on the Leprechaun, and admittedly is occasionally amusing. The young mom on the run reminded me a little of the legendary Betsy Russell of 1980s and 1990s horror films, but without the acting ability. This may be safely skipped.
Review of Rumpelstiltskin
