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Borderlands, The (15)

Horror

Follows a team of Vatican investigators sent to the British West Country to investigate reports of paranormal activity at a remote church.


The critical consensus

A satisfyingly clammy horror elevated by some strong performances.

***(*)(*)Kim Newman, Empire Online, 24/03/2014

Writer/director and one-to-watch Elliott Goldner’s feature debut is a rare find: a convincing British found-footage horror that actually has some good performances and genuine scares.

****(*)Matt Glasby, Total Film, 24/03/2014

Scary, funny, surprising. The Borderlands pushes the boundaries of low-budget Brit horror.

Chris Blohm, Little White Lies, 27/03/2014

A very punchy, funny, scary movie and a fantastically unnerving location.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 27/03/2014

Low-budget horror films based around found footage began to seem outdated not long after The Blair Witch Project (1999) but this British excursion into the form is surprisingly enjoyable.

***(*)(*)Geoffrey MacNab, 27/03/2014

Yet another handycam-style shocker – but with some well-orchestrated tricks up its sleeve.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 29/03/2014

The Borderlands’ crafty virtue is that it understands that hand-held camerawork and boo scares aren’t an excuse to neglect plot, dialogue or characters.

****(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 01/04/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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