‘In A Violent Nature’: An exhaustive gorefest
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What was anticipated as an edge of your seat slasher flick concerning a murderous creature which awakens from the dead and lurks in the forest killing people unfortunately underwhelmed.
The creepiness and gore commenced soon after the opening credits, but there were many elements which compounded to the disappointment of In A Violent Nature.
The camera followed the creature around the forest as it targeted victims, initially a very effective technique, but eventually became repetitive and extremely dull to watch.
A musical score traditionally enhances the atmosphere of a feature film, transporting audiences and triggering their emotions, especially in slasher flicks where a good musical score would evoke fear and the unnerving anticipation of what murderous act may soon follow.
However, in somebody’s wisdom, it was decided that a musical score would not be utilized in this slasher flick, which was a serious oversight that further added to the film’s woes.
Another element of failure was the questionable and very amateurish acting from all the unknown actors. Lamentable at best, the only redeeming quality in their acting skills was that they remembered their lines.
The best performance was from the grotesque creature which made Michael Myers from the hit Halloween franchise look like a sissy. He was visually repugnant owing to the mask and makeup, and the few moments when we actually see his face may be too much for squeamish audiences.
Many scenes were unnecessarily over long, exhaustive to watch and aroused restlessness. Increasing the pace within these scenes by shortening the conversations would have streamlined and effectively increased the tension level.
And just when you thought you’d seen every possible technique of mercilessly and torturously murdering innocent bystanders in these slasher flicks think again!
Never before seen twisted, barbaric and blood curdling killing methods utilized in this movie have redefined the word unimaginable!
If the aim of In A Violent Nature was to shock audiences during the several gore and blood splattering scenes they have succeeded. Decapitations, slow dismembering of bodies and close up shots of heads being crushed are realistic and unwatchable.
However, if the same attention was dispersed amongst the other areas of this Canadian production, it would have been a much better slasher flick, that would have been up there alongside the Halloween and Friday The 13th franchises.
★★
In Cinemas August 1
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