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      Killing Ariel

      R 2008 1h 30m Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 21% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Rick is lured into a remote house by a she-demon for a weekend of passion. Read More Read Less

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      Brian Holcomb CinemaBlend I don't know how many times I've asked myself, "How come they're aren't more films about the Incubus?" Well, here's one for you. Rated: 2/5 Jun 21, 2009 Full Review Christian Toto What Would Toto Watch? Killing Ariel proves some romances refuse to die. Rated: 3/4 Jun 15, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      create s I loved this movie and looked for it for years, forgot the name until now. I can't believe the low review on here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite a nifty little psychological horror. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Awesome Awesome, It got me! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting idea of exploring the succubus/incubus myth. But really boring, nothing much happened in the 90 minutes, definitely not scary, simply filled with gratuitous nudity. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I didn't know what to expect from "Killing Ariel," but it turned out to be a very interesting and rewarding horror find. I like a good "operation mindfuck" flick, and this one fills the bill admirably. The screenplay moves forward and backward in time to build the narrative of the destruction of a man whose family has been cursed by an incubus/succubus. Each time a family members has a moral failing, they receive the demons. As a child, he saw the result of this when his mother murdered his paraplegic father and committed suicide. For Rick, the attack comes when he decides to cheat on his wife. Once the curse has begun, it's hard to tell whether what we're seeing exists only in Rick's mind or if it's real until the end of the film. Is Rick really killing Ariel again and again or is he hallucinating the whole thing? We soon lose track of reality, so that by the end of the film, when the events we've seen may be explained by a psychiatrist in an institution for the criminally insane, we can't even be sure that the explanation is real. It's only in the very last few minutes that we can finally be certain of what we've just seen. The acting here is quite good; Michael Brainard as Rick is reminiscent of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" and Axelle Cummings as Ariel is strong in most scenes, though her somewhat brassy voice sometimes doesn't fit her role well. Joseph Gatt is fine in his limited scenes as the male incubus persona of succubus Ariel. The story takes awhile to set up, but once it does it moves along well. On the downside, the limitations of a low budget production show through in places. There's plenty of blood in the latter half of the movie, though it occasionally isn't completely convincing. The worst problem in the technical realm is the sound; the music and sound effects sometimes overwhelm the dialogue, which is sometimes too quiet even without competing sounds. These are the film's worst problems, though, leaving a very good, original film. Highly recommended for horror fans who enjoy such "reality isn't what it seems" flicks as "Dark City," "In the Mouth of Madness" and the more recent "Inception." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member As bad as it is, it actually was kinda fun to watch. Not the most horrible movie to watch with a group of friends. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Rick is lured into a remote house by a she-demon for a weekend of passion.
      Director
      Fred Calvert, David J. Negron Jr.
      Screenwriter
      Fred Calvert
      Production Co
      DJN Studios Inc.
      Rating
      R (Nudity|Violent and Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
      Genre
      Horror, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 23, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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