Smartly constructed and powerfully acted, Hounds of Love satisfies as a psychological thriller with a few nasty surprises -- and marks writer-director Ben Young as a promising. Sleazy Australian kidnapping drama "Hounds of Love" will make you wish you were watching a more traditionally nihilistic horror film. The plot concerns a couple who kidnap and terrorise a young woman in the suburbs of Perth. 'Hounds of Love'.
Hounds of Love is a tough watch but Young's direction is not gratuitous - given how high impact the film is, it's surprising how much of the action takes place Hounds of Love is about the subjugation of women and male-inflicted abuse, from brutal violence involving strangers to psychological domination. Teen Vicki (Ashleigh Cummings), at odds with her mother (Susie Porter), sneaks out at night to a party, and is abducted by serial rapists/killers Evelyn (Emma Booth) and John White (Stephen Curry). Movie Reviews / Reviews. 'Hounds of Love' MOVIE REVIEW: Aussie Suburban Horror is Both Magnetic & Repellent.
Hounds of Love borders on exploitation at times, but never fully tips over the edge. Although the movie has a voyeuristic quality, it ultimately never glorifies or lingers on the abuse. Ashleigh Cummings plays a distraught teenager in the serial-killer movie "Hounds of Love."Credit. In Hounds of Love, writer/director Ben Young tries to give the conventional "kidnapped girl in a crime-thriller" narrative a new twist and, in a way, he almost The movie is sleazy, tense and tightly controlled but has absolutely nothing to say about the motivations of his characters, nor does he even. It's the kind of movie that makes you question why you enjoy watching horror movies in Hounds of Love is actually not very graphic, but it feels like it is. While most everything happens behind closed doors, the tension is so well crafted.
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Hounds of Love opened in the U. K. yesterday, just like Wish Upon (which I saw and posted about last night). You might think these two films are so disparate that any comparative Hounds of Love is more of a psychological crime thriller, but that doesn't mean there are no horrific elements in here.
Hounds Of Love makes all the right moves by focusing on emotions and fear, not torture pleasures. John's composed normality plays second to Evelyn's undying commitment, as Young distorts all we do in the name of love. Vicki tries to spell out how John is manipulating Evelyn - as good sociopaths do. Venice Film Review: 'Hounds of Love'.