Review of Dread (2009) by Dayna N — 06 Apr 2011
Dread was a very interesting and brutally depicted film about peoples fears.
The acting was Perfection and the lighting and gore effects were really well done.
"Jackson Rathbone" of Twilight and New moon fame is a reason lots of people will buy or watch this film but the story and execution is what will draw you in...
It starts out with a bang when we get to see a family being murdered by a maniac with an axe.
That is somewhat the back story or basis for the plot.
"Quaid" sees his mother and father hacked to death by a maniac when he was a kid and now has terrible nightmares about the incident and has yet to confront his fear.
Quaid now wants to have people, as he puts it "conquer the beast" by confronting their fears by doing a study on dread or fear. he meets Rathbone's character and ropes he and another female student into using it for their Theseus,this is where the strangeness begins.There is also a great character named "Abby" with a huge black purplish birth mark covering half her face and body.Her presence and part in the storyline alone raises the bar on this already good film.
The middle of the movie was a bit slow but then it picked up again.
It's quite intense and disturbing,the images of blood and gore aren't abundant but there are a couple of really good ones.One scene was so hard to watch that I wanted to look away and gag,but I didn't.Overall a really good entry into this years crop of Horror Fest films.I would have to say the best of the lot ,this year..
This review of Dread (2009) was written by Dayna N on 06 Apr 2011.
Dread has generally received mixed reviews.
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