The Hamiltons

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John C The Hamiltons are a nice, ordinary middle class family in America. Apart from the fact they like to trap people in their basement and then eat them. The film does its best to try and inject some new life into the current obsession the cinematic public has with vampires, as it tries to portray them as basically a normal family (i.e. they don't fear Peter Cushine's crucifix, throw up when you try and feed them garlic bread, or sparkle in the sunlight - like any self-respecting vampire would actually sparkle in sunlight!). Their only weakness is their blood lust. It's pretty low budget, so don't expect A-list actors staring longingly into each other's eyes, nor any amazing transformations when neighbouring werewolves steam in to save the day. It seems to be filmed on video, giving it quite a student-feel. Is it any good? A lot of people say no, but I think that's a little unfair. Because the main character looks suspiciously like a `Cullen' I suspect that a lot of people thought this might be in some way like the Twilight films. It isn't. It's more pure horror and horror without an awful lot of gore. If you're looking for Twilight then look elsewhere. If you don't mind a low-budget, slow-burning horror flick with characters who you probably won't really care much for, then you might be able to get something out of it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Michael P Horrible waste of time.....also anytime you see a lgbtq+-÷% where the genre should be you can guarantee it will suck. We already have a genre for that. Its called fantasy. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/14/23 Full Review Audience Member At first, the remainders of the Hamilton family seem like kinky, demented brothers and sisters. But there's a twist in the last 20 minutes that explains a lot. Unfortunately, the Hamiltons don't know if they're deranged psychos or just trying to survive. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Different take on the genre. The "twist" is not only pretty straight forward, it's also straight up given away in the promotional material, and that twist is really the point of The Hamiltons. Even so, I was engaged, which is important. Acting could be better, same goes for the AV quality, but you get that with independant horror, and this I can handle. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm really surprised by the low audience score for this film. It's definitely not your usual horror movie, and if you're in it for scares or gore (of which there is some of both, but probably a good bit less than modern horror audiences are used to seeing), you're going to be disappointed. This ain't "Saw". It's just as much a coming-of-age drama as it is a horror film, and it's got as much heart as an afterschool special. That could go either way, but in this case, it's so well put-together, and ticks along so smoothly, that it adds up to as very satisfying and rather unique film. It doesn't aspire to be more than it is, it tells a good and original story with near-complete economy. If a horror classic such as "The Shining" is a banquet, then "The Hamiltons" is a deli sandwich— but the kind of satisfying, delicious deli sandwich that keeps you full all day, the kind you walk away from thinking, "Wow, that guy really knows how to make a sandwich." I've watched this a handful of times now, and I always enjoy it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The problems that I had with this film easily surpass the "low budget restrictions". I just didn't like it. A bit of a smarty pants atitude rooted in a really mediocre script, overall bad acting and a general sense of doubt of why this movie generated some kind of buzz. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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