Matriarch

Very disturbing at times! More of a chilling thriller than horror. I cried at the end and I rarely cry at movies.

It's not a movie for new Moms!!!! Had some twists and turns that I did not see coming. I watched it because someone said it was like Wolf Creek - this is much much much better!

So.... as a Mom this movie certainly had an effect - parts were very hard to watch but it's one of those where you just can't look away. Its not gory or particularly violent more sinister, stirring and gritty.

The cinematography of Scotland is stunning also, in contrast to the subject matter. My husband and I were gripped by it.

The acting is very very good from the two leads. The pain and anguish of the main character is visceral and real.

A dark entertaining movie that has a real indie / European tone and vibe.

A pretty darn good movie can be made on a budget of $45,000. I have seen more cr$#&y films that cost a million or more. Now if this had been an American made film and it was this good I would be really impressed. But there is no imagination in Hollywood. So much so they need to remake amazing foreign films into complete and utter dreck. American film goers aren't as stupid as Hollywood thinks. We can read subtitles.

If you read through the review there is just a TON of super great reviews. I generally like to compare the reviews here with Rotten Tomatoes. This film gets a 5.8 there, so not so dissimilar. HOWEVER, I just suspect those great reviews on IMDB are fake.

There is no way this movie is a 9 or 10.

That said, for a low budget flick, it's not a 1 or a 2 either.

The film definitely captures your interest early on, in a creepy sort of way.

It's a slow moving movie, but it was intriguing. Well writen and more than decent directing. The acting was very good too. Most low budget films these days are horrendous in everyway. This writer/director shows promise.

So the movie gets creepier as it goes on and you're not sure where this is heading. But it has interesting touches.

Some reviews said it was like Wolf Creek. Nope. Not in the slightest.

The problem I had witht eh film was that the exposition is very very slow. Other than that, it's a pretty OK film and worth the time investment

At a budget of $45,000 you can't get anymore indie than this. Matriarch will trade punches with a lot of multi-million dollar movies and put many to shame.

Matriarch shows a couple's desperate fight to stay alive while trapped in a remote farmhouse inhabited by an evil and sinister family.

Its a slick production, head and shoulders above most low budgets or indeed any micro budget I've ever seen. The acting is superb and highly realistic. And astonishingly there's some 'laugh-out-loud' moments.

Matriarch is not your average bloody horror or a jumpy fright fest, instead it burrows into your psyche with chilling nightmarish scenarios that are often hard to watch. It takes you to places where your mind doesn't want to go and is nothing short of an emotional roller coaster.

There is nothing scarier than being alone and lost in a place you don't know, but being held captive against your will is the stuff of nightmares.

Matriarch is a powerful horror / thriller film which builds on your own fears and plays with them in ways you won't expect. The movie is an original, thrilling and disturbing survival story which delves deep into the horrors of being stranded in a rural hell.

While many independent horror films take influence from elsewhere, Matriarch doesn't fit any particular mould, it finds its own niche on its own soil and runs with it.

Also worth mentioning that this movie was apparently shot for less than Blair Witch Project and in less time. An unbelievable achievement by the filmmakers which leads me to ask: what could they do if they get a decent budget? Ones to watch out for I think.

Matriarch is an impressive, thought-provoking film which leaves you wondering what would happen if you ended up in the same situation.