A far from original tale that bleeds from the initial events when a young and inexperienced driver, through very little fault of his own, removes an important part of his parental relationship by crashing the car at the price of his father's life. As is customary in the genre, the events that unfold some months later are probably more a reflection of the guilt, mental health and anguish being suffered by the young driver, although to believe the type of sadistic pairing he encounters exists, and that they were able to get away with their brutality in the first instance, is far from believable (or maybe not in the place this was made). If you like a bit of incestuous, torturous tyranny, like the aforementioned pair, for no other reason than that's how you get your kicks, then pile in and gorge on the cruelty and sadistic savagery of shallowness.
The Loved Ones
2009
Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller
The Loved Ones
2009
Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Plot summary
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
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October 16, 2018 at 12:59 AM
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Catastrophizing Concerns...
Austrailian rules prom night
Brent (Xavier Samuel) is going to the prom with his girlfriend Holly (Victoria Thaine). When wallflower Lola (Robin McLeavy) asks him to go with her, he politely turns her down. The opening scene and DVD cover set the stage for the brutal torturous scenes that follow.
Pot/Metal head Brent has his issues as does the Valentine family which develops later on. Robin McLeavy provides us with some odd passive demented sexuality in a good performance on an old genre.
Guide: F-word (in music) sex and nudity (Victoria Thaine)
bloody torture fun
Brent Mitchell kills his father in a car accident after avoiding a bloody guy in the middle of the road. Six months later, he is haunted into a danger-seeking weed-smoking haze. He is attending the school dance with girlfriend Holly and gently turns down the awkward Lola Stone. His schlubby friend Jamie asks out hot girl with attitude Mia Valentine. Lola's father kidnaps Brent. Lola throws a disturbing private End of School Dance in their den with her father and the lobotomized Bright Eyes. Brent's mother Carla and Holly suspect foulplay while Jamie goes out with Mia.
It's bloody. It's torture. It's teen melodrama. Robin McLeavy has a great insanity. The story does meander a bit. I'm not sure if Jamie and Mia are that directly connected to the action but their date is a good break from the torture. Overall, it's a good bloody time.