The Living and the Dead

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Audience Member This was one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. Not scary like The Shining... it's scary like Requiem For a Dream. The movie tested the limits of my patience re a mentally ill kid. To see what he does re his mom is beyond cringe. You want to physically restrain him. And it's not told in a linear fashion, so you get a bit confused as the subplots seem to flow as 1 very long event. The acting by Leo Bill is by far the best performance I've ever seen from an actor. His portrayal of a mentally ill kid was jaw dropping. Some say this is just a drama... it's absolute not. It feels like a horror movie. And it's great. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I was very intrigued by this movie, but after actually watching it really does not live up to the praise. It is not terrible, for example, the acting is fine and at least the portrayal of a mentally unsound person is not completely butchered. The cinematography works well and can convey some important aspects of the scene for the viewer. I enjoyed the movie for the first half, but this film soon deflates of all suspense. It delves into some dream-like sequences, but these just come off as pretentious. Overall this movies starts as a slow burn and leaves you wanting the ending going in a completely different way, and not in a good way. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the regular horror... It's dark, it's emotional, it's genuine. Something that you're sure you'll remember for at least the next decade of your life. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member They've cocked this up and mashed 2 films together. This refers to the Simon Rumley film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Unbearable and exhausting for all the right reasons, The Living and the Dead was a bolt from the blue--'Psycho' on Acid!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member At times unwatchable and unintentionally funny - that's how annoying, infuriating and unbelievable the lead character is. There's barely enough story here to fill 80 minutes, so we get plenty of long, predictable, drawn-out, repetitive scenes. What story there is has characters behaving like no human being ever would. The cinematography and set are well done, and there's a genuinely terrifying nightmare sequence. Kill List and Sightseers are such huge step ups from this. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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