Lord of Tears (2013)
2/10
Shocked at the good reviews
13 May 2016
I remember seeing the promotional videos on YouTube about Owlman, and was utterly creeped out by him. That one bloke who collapses to the floor after seeing him? That'd be me. The claws. Oh, the claws.

Now I've just made the horrendous mistake of watching the film. The acting from both leads is laughable. Alexandra Hulme's performance got on my nerves within minutes, and once I'd had enough of her, I started surfing videos on my phone so I wouldn't have to watch her.

I love slow burn suspense films, and if there are bizarre and trippy images in them, so much the better. A lot of said trippy scenes and colouring of this film reminded me of The Ring (American version). You're left feeling like you just took LSD, and its washed out and dreary, lending a sense of dread. This is one of the few good things that I can say about this film, the cinematography is amazing. However, these scenes soon got repetitive and boring.

The score is also very good, but one mistake they make is that music is played when there's no need for it, usually during dialogue and you can't hear what they're saying. Very annoying.

Way before the end of he film, I no longer gave a hoot (fnar fnar) about any of the characters or the plot, I just wanted it to finish so at least I didn't entirely waste the cost of it. Terrible waste of time and a huge disappointment in what could have been an incredible cinematic experience.
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