Wednesday 28 August 2013

The Loved Ones (2009) 8/10

Starring : Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, John Brumpton
Director : Sean Byrne
Running Time : 85 mins

When Brent Mitchell (Samuel) is asked by classmate Lola (McLeavy) to go with her to the end of school prom, he turns her down as he already has plans with his girlfriend Holly (Thaine), but it isn’t long before Lola and her father (Brumpton) take Brent hostage and subjects him to a barrage of ill treatment. Brent soon discovers that he isn’t their first victim when he discovers that the previous victims are still alive and living in the cellar.

This is a pretty fun movie that takes the idea of turning someone down for a date and transforming it into a torture filled horror fest. In a similar vein to the French movie 5150 Elms Way, this takes a seemingly ordinary act and takes a complete left turn so that the hero of the piece finds themselves in an incredibly dangerous situation with some very unbalanced people. Throw in a side story that has nothing to do with the terror of the piece ( basically following one of the successful couplings on their prom night), and you are left with a rather unique vision.

You’ll like this if you liked : 5150 Elms Way



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