Review of Mum & Dad (2008) by Adam M — 24 Mar 2014
Mum and Dad is a dark, twisted horror tale about a young, Polish cleaner at an airport who, after missing her last bus home gets offered a place to stay by her friendly workmate. But not long after they arrive at the house the Polish girl gets knocked out and later awakes tied up in a dirty looking bedroom. Getting introduced to 'mum and dad', she realises she is in the hands of one seriously fucked up family and is made to do chores around the house in turn for food and a roof over her head but this is a family whose dad regularly tortures and murders people to the delight of the mum and perverse pleasure of the daughter and brother, who seemingly were brought in in similar circumstances to our Polish cleaner.
Mum and Dad has quite an interesting, and chillingly familiar, premise as we see an innocent young person brought into a house and physically and mentally fucked with. Something that happens to young girls involved in Trafficing the world over. only fortunately not to this level. But it's brutal nature could well give hardcore horror fans a perverse thrill as things become more tense throughout and the nonchalant, this-is-normal behaviour of the family puts you on edge to. Plus the fact they watch porn at the breakfast table.
Some will no doubt find this repulsive and disgusting but for horror fans Mum and Dad is a twisted treat.
This review of Mum & Dad (2008) was written by Adam M on 24 Mar 2014.
Mum & Dad has generally received mixed reviews.
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