Defenceless: A Blood Symphony (2004)A woman seeks revenge after being brutally attacked by dishonest land developers. Director:Mark SavageWriter:Mark Savage |
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Defenceless: A Blood Symphony (2004)A woman seeks revenge after being brutally attacked by dishonest land developers. Director:Mark SavageWriter:Mark Savage |
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Susanne Hausschmid | ... |
The Woman
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Bethany Fisher | ... |
The Girl
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Colin Savage | ... |
The Husband
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Erin Walsh | ... |
The Lover
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Max Hopkins | ... |
The Son
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Yvette Johansson | ... |
Unhappy Wife
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Mitchell Turner | ... |
Developer
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George Gladstone | ... |
Developer
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Anthony Thorne | ... |
Developer
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| Richard Wolstencroft | ... |
The Stepfather
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Pamela Croft | ... |
The New Tenant
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Nikita Fisher | ... |
Little Victim
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Heath Flint | ... |
Kidnapper
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Lenny Anderson | ... |
Kidnapper
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Craig Sayers | ... |
The Evil Cameraman
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A woman seeks revenge after being brutally attacked by dishonest land developers.
Nope. The arty pretentiousness of this movie does not make it an original horror film. Neither does its brutality (much of it poorly simulated) make it a edgy art film. But the combination of the two certainly makes it something - pure drudgery. This murder/revenge drama strains to be unique offering nothing more on its soundtrack than a musical score and some rather awkwardly dubbed screams. A prolonged and arduous torture sequence might stir some guilty giddy pleasure in those fond of exploitation, but by the time it occurs, it is likely such viewers will have long given up on watching. And those who might have appreciated its deliberate pace and elongated romance scenes are likely to be turned off by the sudden burst of graphic violence. Defenders of the film might argue that Defenceless does not play by the standards that have been set by horror films of the past and therefore is to be appreciated for being different. But originality is not a sufficient substitute for a well crafted drama.