Overview
Genre :
Horror, ThrillerRelease Date :
June 01, 2012 (Limited)Director :
Sean ByrneStarring :
Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, John Brumpton, Andrew S. Gilbert, Suzi Dougherty, Victoria Eagger, Suzi Dougherty
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“..when the filmmaker keeps his focus on Lola and Brent's "date," Byrne shows his mastery of shock, suspense and the well-timed, deeply demented laugh..”
by Pam Grady [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..we are left squirming in our seats, never quite knowing whether to laugh, cry or hurl, as The Loved Ones drives its thrill ride right into the skull..”
by Anton Bitel [Eye for Film]
“..transcends 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..”
by Dennis Harvey [Variety]
“..pushes the horror until it dents its own credibility. That won't necessarily matter with the young target audience, but I don't think it's intentional..”
by Paul Byrnes [Sydney Morning Herald]
“..its tone is too light, its manner too cavalier, to be bogged down by the kind of portentous posturing that made Eli Roth's film reek of self-importance..”
by Calum Marsh [Slant Magazine]
“..in a flair for color and composition and general sense of style that too few films like it have the sense to bother with..”
by Calum Marsh [Slant Magazine]
“..has its bloody moments, but it knows just how much to show to make you squirm and then leaves the rest to the soundtrack and the build-up to the next macabre moment..”
by Erik Childress [eFilmCritic.com]
“..grueling in the best possible way, this is easily the best Australian horror film since Wolf Creek and yet another ad for the outback as a place populated entirely by murderous freaks..”
by Anthony Morris [The Vine]
“..delivered a visceral and fiercely original blast of great film terror..”
by Simon Foster [sbs.com.au]
“..arguably the only flaw to The Loved Ones' gore-and-guffaws approach is that Byrne does not quite have enough strong material to fill a noticeably slender 80-minute running time..”
by Leigh Paatsch [Herald Sun]
“..a good horror movie balances its gore with more subtle methods of frightening its audience..”
by Tim Martain [The Mercury]
