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Lord of Tears

  • 20132013
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Lord of Tears (2013)
  • Drama
  • Horror
When a school teacher is plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious entity, he travels to his childhood home because he suspects a link to a dark incident in his past.When a school teacher is plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious entity, he travels to his childhood home because he suspects a link to a dark incident in his past.When a school teacher is plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious entity, he travels to his childhood home because he suspects a link to a dark incident in his past.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.5K
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  • Director
    • Lawrie Brewster
  • Writer
    • Sarah Daly
  • Stars
    • David Schofield
    • Alexandra Hulme
    • Euan Douglas
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  • Director
    • Lawrie Brewster
  • Writer
    • Sarah Daly
  • Stars
    • David Schofield
    • Alexandra Hulme
    • Euan Douglas
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    • 72User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
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    David Schofield
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    • Owl Manas Owl Man
    Alexandra Hulme
    • Eve Turneras Eve Turner
    Euan Douglas
    • James Findlayas James Findlay
    Jamie Scott Gordon
    • Allen Miltonas Allen Milton
    Alan Ireby
    • Solicitoras Solicitor
    Neil Cooper
    • Michael Miltonas Michael Milton
    Nancy Joy Page
    • Flora May Findlayas Flora May Findlay
    Graham Robertson
    • Henry Findlayas Henry Findlay
    Jock Ferguson
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    • Director
      • Lawrie Brewster
    • Writer
      • Sarah Daly
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    • Trivia
      You can rent the house where this film was made for a holiday through Sykes Cottages. It is called Ardgour House and it looks exactly as it did in the film.
    • Soundtracks
      Sleep, My Darling
      Written by Sarah Daly & Youssef Khalil

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    5/10
    Visually enigmatic, but underneath the clockwork is failing...
    Based on the 8.2 rating and a string of glowing reviews on different internet sites I decided to order this movie on DVD. The central image of a rather eerie owl-figure fascinated me no end. I was not disappointed by the presentation when I received it, packed in beautiful artwork and including a real feather. A wonderful detail.

    Sadly somewhat of this visual flair diminished when watching the actual movie. On the positive side, the visual style/photography are in sync with the esthetic's of the exterior of the packaging, but inside the clockwork some serious glitches are showing, that partly ruin the experience.

    Let me first start with the biggest flaw: the acting. Euan Douglas' delivery is often forced and unintentionally funny. This movie is his only credit for now, and I can see why. He simply lacks the complexity that is needed for this role, being both vulnerable and scared and obsessed by his demons. Even worse is Alexandra Hulme's over-acting. I understand that her character needs to be extravagant, but again her delivery is so over the top, I began to doubt the real problem was also in the directing of the actors.

    Further disappointments were some of the plot holes and inconsistencies that abound. Especially the psychology of the characters doesn't make sense half of the time. Take the main protagonist. When he first discovers one of his drawings he made as a child of the owl man, a rather innocent, slightly creepy sketch, he pulls off a hysterical face, as if he saw a hideous monster. However, when he later on faces the real thing he keeps a straight face??? The film is full of these illogical stuff, but as I don't want to spoil the plot I won't describe them. Sufficient to say, this movie has all the marks of an inexperienced director.

    That said, the movie also has its qualities. The whole idea of the owl man and the visual flair attached to it is quite extraordinary. It feels like there is a constant disconnect between the high profile visuals/photography and the amateur acting/dialog. I constantly felt the urge after each faltered dialog to stop watching, but the visuals kept pulling me in.

    Especially sad is that the story behind the failed delivery is actually a nice (thought classic) ghost story. Maybe even that is somewhat of a disappointment, as the whole mysterious imagery of the owl man suggested something even weirder and unsettlingly unspoken, only to find out the actual revelation is more traditional.

    In any case, I give this move a modest rating. Specifically for its above average visuals that give it more of an art-house look and not your typical bland-looking horror film. And maybe this is the whole problem of the movie: it clearly is not geared at typical horror movie buffs in search of blood and gore, but rather at an art-house audience. Sadly enough, to please this audience the movie fails to deliver enough dept in the form of subtle layers. And even more crucial, it neglects the essence of each enigmatic mystery: that a mystery even at the end when everything is wrapped up still needs to be...a mystery, in order to weave its spell after the screen has already faded to black.
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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Owlman
    • Filming locations
      • Ardgour House, Ardgour, Highland, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hex Media
      • Dark Dunes Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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