Xmoor

Needless to say that I had never heard about this 2014 horror movie titled "X Moor" prior to sitting down here in 2023 to watch it. But I do believe in giving a movie a fair chance, and with it being a horror movie, of course I opted to watch it.

However, writer and director Luke Hyams failed to deliver a movie that appealed much to my particular liking. The storyline was actually okay enough in concept, however, the movie was had very little entertainment value to it. It was a bit too slow paced, and the fact that it was shot in near darkness didn't really help to improve on the failing entertainment value. Why would the audience want to sit around and watch something where half of the things on the screen is shrouded in darkness or shadows?

The acting performances in "X Moor" were okay, but the actors and actresses didn't have much of anything worthwhile to work with. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here, but it was actor Mark Bonnar that stood out as the most memorable performer.

Visually then "X Moor" wasn't all that great. Especially since the movie was frightfully devoid of proper lighting. I sit down to watch a movie, not to watch a dark screen.

My rating of "X Moor" lands on a three out of ten stars.

This is terrible. What kind of film runs and doesn't have enough light for you to see what is going on. That is why it only got 2/10 stars. I stopped watching it when it continued to be a dark screen. Bummer.

Wilderness horror. Exmoor is a national park in south-west England, a place that I have visited & explored numerous times. Therefore I felt somewhat cheated by the fact that this was filmed in Northern Ireland. Two Americans (well actually non-American actors with unconvincing accents, especially the guy) go to Exmoor to film the elusive big black cat, but instead get duped into hunting for a sick serial killer known only as The Beast. Much of the running time involves shouting & screaming in the wood at night, gets pretty tedious. It does have a few shock moments but this film fails to impress, instantly forgettable.

Bad dumb Tish! To be honest there were moments I was thinking X moor had some interesting ideas and was going somewhere, however it kind of felt a bit messy in the end and was a bit inconsistent. The lead role was entirely unconvincing and paled in comparison to other actors in minor roles and this proved a bit distracting, although the twisting and turning on the plot could not have helped plus the characters being all a bit on the silly side, then again we'd have no horror movies without characters acting inexplicably stupid. The movie also suffered from many dark scenes at one point which were simply difficult to make out. It did feel everything went on an inexplicable rush near the end and ambitious plot points were not developed fully. It did have its moments however it seems like more time was needed to think over and edit this movie. Has the guy from Agents of Shield in it tho. 3 points for creepy kid, 10000 points for unintentionally hilarious stunt involving a Jeep.

X Moor: A couple set out to make a documentary about the Beast of Exmoor hoping that with the help of a hunter they will manage to film the fabled beast. But all is not as it seems. A serial killer is at work on the moor and they find bodies he has dumped. A cat and mouse hunt proceeds where they try to trap the killer but he is dangerous prey. some interesting twists along the way with stabbings and shootings interspersed with chases through a dark forest. Perhaps the film is a bit too clever for its own good with one plot twist too many. Still, it's a watchable horror-thriller. Written and Directed by Luke Hyams. On the Horror Channel. 6/10.