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      Excess Flesh

      2015 1h 43m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 27% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Jill becomes obsessed with Jennifer, her gorgeous roommate, and in a twisted attempt to bring them closer together, violently imprisons Jennifer inside their apartment. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 08 Buy Now

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      Audience Member I am a huge fan of horror films. Give me blood, guts, torture, cannabilism, the works. I try to keep an open mind about these types of films. I feel it my duty to rate this film so other horror enthusiasts heed my warning. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM. It is quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. If you enjoy close ups of people nastily shoving food in their mouths for an entire movie entertaining, then by all means, watch it. Yes, the movie disgusted me, but not how a horror should. The film was marketed and displayed in a way that would make it seem much more gory than it is. It's pure shit. Just shit. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A scathing commentary on hyper-consumerism, where more is more and never enough. Excess Flesh is the state of the world through the lens of its empathic, embittered interpreter, Director, Patrick Kennelly. This is a world of consumerism, a world where one's identity is determined by what they wear, how they look, who they know and how they measure up to the cruel and impossible standards or abandon all hope. This work is both a seminal work and a masterwork - a view of a dysmorphic world through the piercing mind's eye of the film's creator. This is not torture horror. This is a cunning complex film and the film reveals more and more the more you watch it. More is more. Consume. More. The acting in this film is cult status. Bethany Orr's performance places her firmly in the ranks of Isabelle Adjani in Zulawski's classic "Possession." Orr's performance is not to be missed ... nor is it to be misunderstood. Take time to indulge in this actor's revelations of character, nuance and the human condition. It is a visceral, infinite, and a deeply instinctive interpretation of one's loss of one's soul to the societal mediation of one's self. Excess Flesh was a risk to make. Films like Excess Flesh are a risk for investors. Excess Flesh is a smartly produced hybrid genre film and the filmmakers deserve praise. Congrats to Exec Producer Dennis Garcia and Walking to the Moon Productions, for taking a chance on a film that needed to be made and for recognizing the talents of the filmmakers. You're a hero to indie filmmakers everywhere ... Make more, please. Excess Flesh is not for the weak of mind, heart, or soul. Take a look. Take your time and let happen. I recommend that you watch it more than once. Do it in excess. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This was the worst thing I've ever seen at a film festival. Some neat visuals, but basically no story or plot, characters. The screenplay is extremely stale, none of the dialogue is natural or acceptably over the top. 103 minutes of dull. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Comparisons to Polanski's more paranoid moments (Repulsion) are not unwarranted, and the whole hallucinogenic affair vibes like a Richard Kern shoot gone terribly wrong. May 20, 2016 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times The repetitively fetishistic camera work and lunatic-asylum sound cues are meant to signify a nod to something psychological and pointed, but all it is is bilious, empty-calorie extremism, and it only ever drags you where you expect. Oct 29, 2015 Full Review Ernesto Zelaya Miñano ScreenAnarchy More than a mere exploitation movie, but with no one to have any interest in, it becomes a somewhat unpleasant watch. Feb 3, 2023 Full Review Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills It reminded me that film can be exciting and ruthless. Aug 21, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Jill becomes obsessed with Jennifer, her gorgeous roommate, and in a twisted attempt to bring them closer together, violently imprisons Jennifer inside their apartment.
      Director
      Patrick Kennelly
      Producer
      Dennis Garcia
      Screenwriter
      Patrick Kennelly, Sigrid Gilmer
      Production Co
      Walking to the Moon Productions
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 13, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 43m
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