
In order to avoid a ghostly figure in the road, high school senior Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father. Constantly confronted by his mother's emotional collapse after the accident, Brent escapes into a marijuana fueled world of loud metal music to block the pain and guilt. Dejected and out of sorts, he has a shot at happiness with his girlfriend Holly, a grounded, caring girl with drop dead good looks, a dream date for the high school prom. But his ... (Full plot summary below)
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In order to avoid a ghostly figure in the road, high school senior Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father. Constantly confronted by his mother's emotional collapse after the accident, Brent escapes into a marijuana fueled world of loud metal music to block the pain and guilt. Dejected and out of sorts, he has a shot at happiness with his girlfriend Holly, a grounded, caring girl with drop dead good looks, a dream date for the high school prom. But his plans are thwarted by a disturbing series of events that take place under a mirrored disco ball, involving pink satin, glitter, syringes, nails, power drills and a secret admirer. Brent has become the prom king at a macabre, sadistic event where he is the entertainment.
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| Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyLike Carrie without the telekinesis, this horror movie replaces the supernatural with blunt brutality and dark humor to terrific effect. |
| Slant MagazineCalum MarshSean Byrne endows his rote slasher material with the kind of blackly comic wit and levity that virtually guarantee its entry into the contemporary midnight-movie canon. |
| Screen DailyFrank HatherleyIt’s an impressive debut feature from writer/director Byrne who spills blood, boils brains and cannibalises naked teens with wicked energy. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyTranscends mere torture porn -- though there's plenty for the squeamish to squirm over here -- in its deftly controlled mix of empathy, grotesquerie and sardonic humor. |
| We Got This CoveredDavid BaldwinThere is clearly a lot of ambition to The Loved Ones and the near-brilliant leading performances help make the film a unique and terrifying experience. |
| User ReviewMegWhiteleyAmazaing movie. Have an interesting trama, with an interesting development. The performances are really amazing. The sreenplay incredible. The Loved Ones is an interesting and very creppy movie. |
| User ReviewCuriousStrangerthe loved ones is one of the creepiest, funniest, downright strangest films i've seen, it benefits from a slew of great performances, perfectly handled gallows humor, and chilling violence, for any self-respecting horror fan, it's a must see. |
| User ReviewtoheselueEiner der besten Coming of Age Filme, die ich bisher gesehen habe. Gruslig, nicht unblutig, absolut innovativ in der Kombination "Horror" und "Teen-Movie" und sehr stylisch. |
| User ReviewKivaThe story and the idea were smart. The actors were good and what happened in the film was interesting. I liked the movie though it was a bit cruel. However, It is one of the best thrillers I' ve seen and i recommend it to anybody who has noThe story and the idea were smart. The actors were good and what happened in the film was interesting. I liked the movie though it was a bit cruel. |
| User ReviewliontigerbearThis is one go the great horror movies that are utterly disturbing, but you cannot look away. It gets more and more intense and horrifying as it goes along, with a brilliantly twisted performance by Robin McLeavy. A few moments of humour and a true Australian grounding make this a fine film. |