Let Us Prey (2014)

Let Us Prey: Directed by Brian O’Malley. With Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge. Held in a remote police station, a mysterious stranger takes over the minds and souls of everyone inside.

“Well developed characters, good casting, articulate script, well acted, well directed – particularly the flashbacks which are too often a weak point, and produced adequately if cost effectively, provide us with an unexpected gem, and one of the best in the genre in the past five years. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLittle things matter. Loved the barbed wire work throughout. The director does not overindulge the characters or the actors. And conversely, he still retains sufficient bloodiness to invoke our primitive emotions and symbolism without trying to shock us with something new – the story is the story after all, and itu0026#39;s a characteru0026#39;s journey. And he respects us along the way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the things that struck me repeatedly, was the difference between the British and American acting schools, and just how much better suited the British technique is for presenting the internal moral conflict necessary for good horror. Thought still exists in such characters, where Americans favor the senselessness of the raw nerve. As if honest acting somehow prohibits rational moral conflict, and self reflection.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe director proves itu0026#39;s still possible to still produce a moral movie, a moral horror movie, in the western tradition of our pagan fairy tales and Christian horror tales. Itu0026#39;s just not in possible to do in Hollywood, where our pagan and Christian morality is actively suppressed both by intent, and non-verbal consensus in the culture of the place. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePrey is how it is done. Without novelty of effects and gimmicks that can be put into trailers, it may be harder to sell to distributors and studios. But itu0026#39;s a nearly flawless addition to our visual libraries. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI hope we see a series of movies with the same character development, with the same basic effects, under the same narrative, hopefully by the same producers. Theyu0026#39;re profitable. We want them. We canu0026#39;t get enough of them. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo yes. More please. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd thank you.”