Hi guys,
while the summer break is on in the cinemas and all countries have their national movie weeks I thgouht about looking back to those movies which impressed me most during the past 365 days.
So I will do some reviews about movies from 2016 - 2017, without any rating because they are out of competition, they shoud stand for tips for you, what you can watch during the summer break.
Enjoy.
So the first movie is a psychological thriller about a man who bumps into an old crush and
subsequently becomes obsessed with her, leading him to hold her captive
underneath the animal shelter where he works. But what will the victim
have in store for her captor?
Pet (2016)
Director:
Carles TorrensWriter:
Jeremy SlaterStars:
Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdyLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 December 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Animal de companie See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Magic Lantern, Revolver Picture Company
See enough horror films and you’ll find it easy to believe that just
about every home and business in America features a basement in which a
comely young woman is being held prisoner. That familiar scenario is
rehashed in Pet, director Carles Torrens’ (Apartment 143) sophomore feature starring Lord of the Rings
veteran Dominic Monaghan as a seemingly mild-mannered, lonely man who
resorts to a drastic solution to win the love of the object of his
desire. Or, that may not be his goal at all.
The question comes up because Jeremy Slater’s ambitious screenplay seems determined to provide as many plot twists as possible during the course of the film’s brief running time. Viewers’ perceptions and expectations are constantly being upended, and not necessarily in a believable way.
Still, the film is engrossing, thanks to the director’s skill at delivering sustained tension, and the excellent performances. Monaghan plays Seth, an animal shelter employee who while riding on a bus runs into the beautiful Holly (Ksenia Solo, Black Swan), on whom he had an unrequited crush in high school. He attempts to makes small talk, but although Holly responds politely, she’s clearly not interested.
Seth soon shows up at the coffee shop in which Holly works, but she again rebuffs his advances. When he later shows up when she’s at the bar in which her clingy ex-boyfriend (Nathan Parsons) works, Seth receives a beating for his trouble, to which he strangely reacts with uncontrollable laughter. Before making his getaway, he does manage to purloin Holly’s diary.
Holly’s next encounter with her apparent stalker doesn't go as well for her, as she winds up unconscious and is then brought to the animal shelter’s basement under the nose of Seth’s security guard colleague (Da’Vone McDonald). There she’s confined in a small cage, clad only in her underwear, with Seth telling her that he intends to “save" her.
The resulting cat-and-mouse game reveals more of an insidious power struggle than it initially appeared. Suffice it to say that some characters meet horrific fates and others, including Holly’s supportive best friend (Jennette McCurdy), are not quite who they seem.
While Slater’s script is overly manipulative — he can’t even resist one last climactic shock — the lead performers manage to sell it. Monaghan provides interesting variations on what could have been a stock sicko character, while Solo is compelling as the victim who proves more than a match for her captor. Pet is unlikely to cross over to general audiences, but it’s bound to satisfy fans of more extreme horror.
It is really surprising end. It is movie which made interested in those people who always have to fight their personality and character because I am interested in that psychology and I always try to understand what is in their mind. I really can recommand this movie if you are the same kind of person.
Thanks for reading and have fun watching movies.
The question comes up because Jeremy Slater’s ambitious screenplay seems determined to provide as many plot twists as possible during the course of the film’s brief running time. Viewers’ perceptions and expectations are constantly being upended, and not necessarily in a believable way.
Still, the film is engrossing, thanks to the director’s skill at delivering sustained tension, and the excellent performances. Monaghan plays Seth, an animal shelter employee who while riding on a bus runs into the beautiful Holly (Ksenia Solo, Black Swan), on whom he had an unrequited crush in high school. He attempts to makes small talk, but although Holly responds politely, she’s clearly not interested.
Seth soon shows up at the coffee shop in which Holly works, but she again rebuffs his advances. When he later shows up when she’s at the bar in which her clingy ex-boyfriend (Nathan Parsons) works, Seth receives a beating for his trouble, to which he strangely reacts with uncontrollable laughter. Before making his getaway, he does manage to purloin Holly’s diary.
Holly’s next encounter with her apparent stalker doesn't go as well for her, as she winds up unconscious and is then brought to the animal shelter’s basement under the nose of Seth’s security guard colleague (Da’Vone McDonald). There she’s confined in a small cage, clad only in her underwear, with Seth telling her that he intends to “save" her.
The resulting cat-and-mouse game reveals more of an insidious power struggle than it initially appeared. Suffice it to say that some characters meet horrific fates and others, including Holly’s supportive best friend (Jennette McCurdy), are not quite who they seem.
While Slater’s script is overly manipulative — he can’t even resist one last climactic shock — the lead performers manage to sell it. Monaghan provides interesting variations on what could have been a stock sicko character, while Solo is compelling as the victim who proves more than a match for her captor. Pet is unlikely to cross over to general audiences, but it’s bound to satisfy fans of more extreme horror.
It is really surprising end. It is movie which made interested in those people who always have to fight their personality and character because I am interested in that psychology and I always try to understand what is in their mind. I really can recommand this movie if you are the same kind of person.
Thanks for reading and have fun watching movies.
