Starve Acre

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Tom L Slow burn that created gradually creeping dread, with hints of dark rites and ancient pagan evil. Excellent acting and atmosphere, but the abstract and vague story made for an unsatisfying ending. Nonetheless I enjoyed this film overall. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Dan R If upsetting folk horror is your thing then 2024's 'Starve Acre' will be right up your street. SYNOPSIS: 'An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.' This film is brilliantly carried by its leads Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. And based on their history within the genre then you wouldn't expect any less. This is very much the thinking person's horror film as there are metaphors aplenty and the line between pagan folklore and psychodrama is very much blurred. The film is awash in recognisable tropes of the subgenre, and maybe it wallows in the themes of grief and loss a bit too much for this to be an enjoyable experience. It's very much a hard slog in places. 'Starve Acre' is a beautifully dreary, miserable thing that soaks into the bones with its oppressive atmosphere. Tough love at its best. 8/10 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Nat B This was probably one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. It was all over the place and terrible. Disappointed I wasted my time watching this. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Sarfaraz A Daniel Kokotajlo directed this British film, which was based on Andrew Michael Hurley's novel of the same title. The film stars Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, and Erin Richards. The story follows a couple who live in the countryside for fresh air with their young son, who suffers from asthma and dies one day as a result of an asthma attack. The pair then performs a ritual to unleash the dark forces. The film has no horror scenes, and we are not supposed to be scared of an old rabbit skeleton that comes to life or the discovery of ancient tree roots. The movie may entice the viewers with its moderate filmmaking but it has nothing to entertain the audience with its lame content. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Quentin M I loved the book, so it definitely played in my opinion of the movie adaptation. This movie starts in the good direction, putting efforts in the atmosphere of the horror folk tale genre and building the relationship amongst the members of the family and the coming drama. Sadly, it starts to crumble after the first half hour, slowly getting away, to end up being a vulgar and confusing story, taking out the symbolic and enigmatics of the book, to replace it with a classic cheap satanic cult type of horror story, with clumsy exposition and elements that had nothing to do with the original story, maybe to please the cheap horror movie fans hoping to get their pound of flesh. The book by Andrew Michael Hurley is not a horror book. It's a gothic tale centered around grief. It's deliciously dark, ominous and eerie. It's sad and poetic. This movie tries to explain what shouldn't be and end up even more confusing. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Mason D What's clever is how it separates the characters, they go on their own journeys, but then it brings them back together at the end. Good writing, and has a vibe. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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