The Loved Ones Movie Review. Usually when someone tells me that a movie will make me squirm i somewhat disregard the statement just from how desensitized i have become. Much like wolf creek, another australian horror movie that took an ancient old premise and turned it into a tense and thrilling hellride, the loved ones is so masterfully crafted, it succeeds where it should fail.
Lola stone and her dad are straight up out of the texas chainsaw massacre family, only with a little more style. Successfully mixing the conventions of the teen and horror genres with a twist, australian director sean byrne makes a striking directorial debut with the loved ones. The loved ones movie review by siobahn harris warning:
Brutal and intense with some moments that are hard to watch but don't go too far to be enjoyed.
It allows the audience a moment of tension and release to keep from overwhelming. The loved ones critics consensus. The book was not only an attack on the southern california funeral industry but also a lampoon of hollywood's In the beginning of the film brent is driving with his father and discussing the things most teenage boys that get along with their fathers discuss.