Alice Lowe’s directorial debut may falter in its grip, especially in story and tone, but it’s a daringly evocative film that marks a filmmaker of imagination and promise.
Tightly-plotted and written and filmed in a manic burst of creative energy, Prevenge is a punchy, satisfying debut from a wonderfully adept comedy writer and performer who is also steeped in the history and the cinematic language of horror.
It is very morbid fare, but Lowe combines the Dario Argento-like bloodletting with a very British, very deadpan wit.
Hells yes. A genuinely grotesque and original idea that never panders to genre expectation.
The execution is a little amateurish, but it’s watchable enough.
The film’s sullenly monomaniac quality is entirely appropriate for the subject matter. Audiences may heartlessly laugh their heads off or remain in shocked silence. Both responses are fair enough.
A quirky, offbeat film steeped in blood and gore and probably not for all tastes.
Pregnancy is a bloody business as writer-director Alice Lowe stars as an expectant mother urged into a killing spree by her unborn baby.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday February 10, 2017, until Tuesday February 14, 2017. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday February 17, 2017, until Thursday February 23, 2017. More info: www.dca.org.uk
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