For the Sake of Vicious

Released Apr 16, 2021

1h 20m

Holiday

Action

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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32 Reviews

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Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival.

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Critics Consensus

For the Sake of Vicious delivers on the gory promise of its title with a no-holds-barred thriller that should delight fans of pulpy B-movie splatter.

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Hugo S

Halloween night. A nurse returns home after another night shift. She finds her landlord being held hostage by a stranger who accuses him of rapping his daughter. The first half of this thriller focuses on the tense relationship between the two men. Unexpectedly, a second invasion takes place by a group of criminals who will test the survival skills of the three characters who we meet in the first act. "For the Sake of Vicious" is easily one of the goriest movies of 2020, delivering an orchestra of ultraviolent scenes and solid performances!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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Overall, this film starts insanely slow, and the pacing is a challenge in the first half. But if horror fans can stick it out, there is a reward as it builds towards a brutal time of blood, violence, and torture. The concept and premise are great, but the plot outline is vague. The actors are also fine for the most part despite spoken dialogue that sometimes feels unnatural. The film's leading characters show the strongest aspects and development only when they are filled with fear and forced to work together, getting their hands covered in blood. In the end, this is a fun concept with great ideas, but it missed opportunities to take it all to another level.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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omg p

Let me ask you a question. Do you enjoy violence? Of course you do! It's part of you. This movie has one of the greatest depictions of violence. It is desorienting, messy and overally greatly filmed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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michael c

Grabs you by the throat from opening frames and remains nail-biting suspenseful until closing frames. This is a splatter-fest of a film, and the violence and blood letting is relentless. Normally I dislike home-invasion & splatter porn films, however, there was something about this entry that was very engaging and exciting. I think the key, is that the filmmakers really established a likable and relatable protagonist who you want to see succeed. The film follows a strong female lead as she battles & outwits these human monsters that invade her home on Halloween, hellbent to kill. Warning, this film is NOT for the squeamish, as it is by far one of the goriest films I've seen in ages.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An intense home invasion horror thriller. Normally I do not like these types of films, however this one delivers the goods and was quite suspenseful. Storyline has intrigue, and it’s action packed on the first frames until the closing credits. Warning,This film is not for the squeamish, as the gore factor is amped up and relentless.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/22

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When overworked nurse Romina (Lora Burke) gets back home from another way too long shift, she learns that a bloody stranger (Nick Smyth) has attacked her landlord (Colin Paradine) in her kitchen. Chris wants to kill him for assaulting his daughter. Coincidentally, Romina just treated said daughter in the hospital. Then, three masked men show up and want to kill everyone. Co-directors and writers Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen then change things up by putting the three characters we've already met against the three maniac masked bikers and everything gets quite messy and eyes pay the price for all the sin they've seen. Sure, there are plenty of home invasion movies, but this is 80 tight minutes and has some real moments of drama from Lora Burke, who plays Romina. There's also a great moment in the beginning as she starts taping up the bloody landlord all while trying to calm her son down on the phone, showing not only her mothering instinct, but just how she can control a situation. It's a skill she'll need if she wants to survive this night.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Gabriel Carrer

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Reese Eveneshen

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Lora Burke

Romina

Nick Smyth

Chris

Colin Paradine

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

You might enjoy yourself if you don't expect much character development, but do look forward to some creative uses of improvised weapons, like a hammer and a septic tank lid.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 16, 2021

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

The daft title tries to promise splatterhouse brazenness, but actually fesses up to the film's lack of imagination.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 12, 2021

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

[Director Gabriel] Carrer's world may be cruel, but it's not exploitative. It's dismal, but never tedious. It's violent, but not soulless. It's our world, like it or not.

Sep 15, 2020

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

It is too bad that the scriptstory is not up to the task here as the cast and cinematography are both good.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 10, 2022

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Joel Fisher

Battle Royale With Cheese

For the Sake of Vicious is seemingly a torture porn movie with a conscience.

Jan 26, 2022

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Knotfest

For those looking for an easy fix of crazy violence that's expertly staged and delivered, you can't go wrong with this nasty piece of work.

Jan 12, 2022

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Synopsis

Romina, an overworked nurse and single mother returns home from her late shift on Halloween night to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descends upon her home, the trio realize the only way out of the situation is to work together and fight for their survival.

Director: Gabriel Carrer, Reese Eveneshen
Producer: James Fler, Andrew Thomas Hunt, Michael Paszt, Marvin Waxman
Screenwriter: Reese Eveneshen
Distributor: Dread
Production Co: Federgreen Entertainment, Raven Banner Entertainment, Latefox Pictures
Genre: Holiday, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2021
Runtime: 1h 20m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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