Axed (2012)

Axed (2012). 1h 27m | R

“I recently had great fortune to watch u0026#39;Axedu0026#39; at a local film festival. This psychological thriller was greatly received and I can see why. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI am so pleased to have finally seen a film in recent years that I did NOT know the ending to. The genuine twists and turns kept me intrigued throughout the film, the Homage to classical horror films is clear and well done. The relationship between the unhinged father and his children is superbly acted (ignoring some over acting from the lead actor at times), I would highly recommend watching more from this particular cast. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt was not the gore fest I was expected, the director, quite rightly, left a lot to your own imagination, which in my experience makes the film much scarier.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe DOP should be highly congratulated on their skills in presenting this film so well, despite some shots that felt as though they should have been lightened; the use of natural light was cleverly done.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI even found out afterwards that some of this film used C.G.I. and green screen to enhance some shots, which was fabulous, as it was done in such a way that people were completely unaware, which is more than I can say for most low budget horror films being reviewed recently.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only thing I would say is that It almost needed to be longer to build the fatheru0026#39;s mental break down to make it more intense in the cottage scenes when he finally snaps. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDespite some of the sound quality being poor in parts and minimal continuity errors I would highly recommend watching this as a good example of how a good low budget film can be made.”