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Frankie A Aug 14 Stomach-turning, gratuitous torture for no apparent reason other than the filmmaker enjoys turning people's stomach. Don't be fooled by the long intro of seemingly lighthearted "slice of life" antics in the first 20 minutes of this story -- kid being bratty delinquents, teacher not being able to control the class, because on a dime it turns vicious and bloodthirsty. The best horror movies, even the lash and bash type, derive their shock from not letting the audience see when they are about to be assaulted with the violence. In this very disturbing foray into madness, there is no surprise shock, no anticipating when the horror will strike and be unrelenting and in-you-face, once it starts. And there is no let up, no recespit from the assault on you, the audience. Luckily we didn't see this in a theatre where one is captured and either you endure the gross unpleasantness or you have to get up and walk out. in this viewing at home, shortly into the horror, everyone watching shouts in unison "damn, fast forward this garbage." Collectively, it simply became too extreme. I guess the original concept is, you are shown how obnoxious these kids are and because of this behavior, the audience would be ready and OK somehow get a cathartic release seeing them tortured? Well, if that was the intent of the filmmakers, they were dead wrong. And this was not some group of prissy uptight types -- this was a group of rowdy, macho rugby plyers and WE couldn't sit through this assault on humanity. Nope, sorry...this was a room full of Thumbs Down on this one. See more 12/30/2020 Uncomfortable. Incongruous. See more 04/09/2018 Even Jane Eyre would be empathetic...... See more 03/16/2017 While's there's quite a bit of knowledge you'll gain about the history of English literature, this flick doesn't really work as an effective horror-thriller. However, this is one of the goriest English films I've seen in recent memory. See more 03/15/2017 Excellently acted by the actor playing the teacher. Pretty brutal in some scenes. Although it very slow & becomes rather tedious in parts. [5/10] See more 01/31/2017 a bullied teacher gets his revenge on a couple of his pupils who made his life hell. scores well on the gore factor. See more Read all reviews

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