
A genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy's mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretl... (Full plot summary below)
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A genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy's mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretly transport the un-dead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life. As the sweltering summer pushes on, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy they once knew, or, failing that, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead.
Leave your thoughts about Make-Out with Violence.
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferOutrageous, disturbing and wickedly funny. It's a stylish, bizarre and refreshingly subversive amalgamation of horror, romance and comedy. |
| Filmcritic.comJosh BellOccasionally inspired but just as often frustrating. |
| TrespassGlenn Dunks[W]hile the film tackles the subject of personal morality and ethics, it works more as a vehicle for twinkling nostalgia memories of youth. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFilled with clear, bright images and moments of skewed genius, this delicate debut effortlessly evokes those languid summer doldrums, when even a rotting girlfriend is better than no girlfriend at all. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenMake-Out with Violence is a horror movie given the generic low-budget art-movie treatment. |
| User ReviewAdam MJust saw this at SXSW. It was amazing. If it comes your way, don't miss it. |
| User ReviewNicole MOne of the best truly independent films ever. It's like if John Hughes directed Deadgirl. It's perfect. |
| User ReviewBrian SThe synopsis of this quirky flick is right on. If I had to, I'd call it a coming-of-age film centering around twin brothers who are trying to figure out their direction. One of their friends, and the object of one's infatuation, disappears only to turn up tied between a couple f trees. She's a zombie. She's not particularly dangerous, but she's not particularly alive, either. The film plays out over the course of a summer as one twin tries to win over the dead girl's best friend and the other hides the zombie in the bathroom of an absent friend's house. "Make-Out With Violence" takes a little while to get going, but it's effective and poignant once it does. While there are a couple of tense, mildly scary scenes, it's not about the gore and there's not much violence, either. The violence seems to be more about that done to oneself through dishonesty to oneself and others. The zombie is a device, something to do with lingering too long when it's time to move on. Considering it's the directors' first outing, this is a particularly interesting and oddball flick. Think "Stand By Me" meets "Dead Girl." The pacing drags at points, but very worthwhile in the end. |
| User ReviewKeith BThis is not a typical zombie movie and there is little to no violence here. The lighting techniques during the day scenes and the colored lights, make pieces of it look like an art house film. |
| User ReviewLee MIt's weird and creepy, but it's also boring! Somehow it all blends together, but it just took a long long time! And there was nothing exciting, scary or romantic about it. |