Review of Deadgirl (2008) by Gregory W — 04 Oct 2011

A dark and twisted horror film which is much better than reviews say.

In the end everything sort of works, some things are left unanswered, oh well. Dead girl escapes and that is what I wanted for her although escapes to what?

This film was at least gripping, I was interested in how it would end and as I said it left things open to your imagination on a few details.

Now I want to talk about why are so many reviewers offended by this film? There are more offensive films out there and several of those are highly praised. I hope in the years ahead this film gains some appreciation for all the things it does well which are many.

So I say good script, decent acting and direction. The ending didn't ruin it, in fact I like how it played out.

The movie implied that after becoming an undead in this fictional universe you lost your humanity as well. This is unclear up until the movie is almost done. One could think Dead Girl was "normal" and being tortured and confined in isolation for so long may have drove her mad but I think the ending makes it clear she was a sort of "moster" as JT put it. He and most of the people in the film are more monstrous but in the end you feel most for Dead Girl and are left wondering about her origins and fate after her escape.

No there is little to be offended by here, a good solid horror film which should find a cult following in the future.