Habit (2017)

Set within the neon drenched rain swept underbelly of Manchester, where the addicted prey on the lost and the lonely.

Director:

Simeon Halligan

Writers:

Simeon Halligan (screenwriter), Stephen McGeagh (original novel)

Stars:

Jessica Barden, Roxanne Pallett, William Ash

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jessica Barden	...	Lee
Roxanne Pallett	...	Alex
William Ash	...	Ian
Sally Carman	...	Mand
Louis Emerick	...	Dave
Elliot James Langridge	...	Michael
Tom Wells	...	News Reporter
Andrew Ellis	...	Dig
Joanne Mitchell	...	Katie
Robert Beck	...	Grant
Nigel Travis	...	Ray
Nina Johnston	...	Mother (as Nina Gilhooly)
Emmanuel Ighodaro	...	Sean
Sally Bankes	...	Nurse
Hayley Thomas	...	Girl

Storyline

Manchester, the present. Michael divides his time between the job center and the pub. A chance meeting with Lee, an introduction to her Uncle Ian and a heavy night on the lash lead to a job working the door at a Northern Quarter massage parlor. After witnessing the violent death of one of the punters, Michael experiences blood-drenched flashbacks and feels himself being sucked into a twilight world that he doesn't understand but that is irresistibly attractive. When he eventually finds out what goes on in the room below Cloud 9, Michaels' life will never be the same again.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | british horror | british | nightclub | redhead | 

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Taglines:

What's eating you?

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

Зависимость

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,426

Company Credits

Production Co:

Not a Number, Tin Hat Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The club scenes were film at the d Havilland club in Bolton.

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Soundtracks

Fear Machine
Performed by The Coral
Published by Domino Publishing Co Ltd
Courtesy of Ignition Records Ltd

User Reviews

Not Impressed

This film is about a young man, with a sad family history consisting of suicide, parental abandonment and mental health issues, who finds a girl befriending him and taking him into a seedy world of sex parlors and cannibalism. He has to make a decision to become part of this group, who call themselves a family, or get out. The more he sees the more entrenched he becomes.

I'm not really one for cannibal horror. I did like the Hannibal Lecter series but I think it was due to how much psychology and intelligence played roles in the films. This isn't a very clever film. It relies a lot on the use of a sex parlor to draw their victims in and that just comes off kinda cheap to me. I would've prefered to have seen something a bit smarter than just the simple use of sex to catch prey. I mean, it works but it's just not very creative.

The quality of the film is not terribly bad. There were some scenes that leaned towards an artsy look. The actors seemed to be decent and the story was okay. There was some gore to it and they didn't mind rolling around in blood. So, if you are into blood covered boobs, this film has it.

All-in-all this isn't awful but it ain't great. Even though I don't care for cannibal movies, I want to be fair so I'm giving this 5 stars. If you like cannibal movies you may very well enjoy this much more than I did.