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Malevolence (2004)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:6
Rotten:11
Average Rating:4.6/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 29, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Paying homage to films such as HALLOWEEN and THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, MALEVOLENCE aims to return to the gritty, unironic style of those horror pictures. The film begins as a crime thriller,... [More]
Starring: Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee, Keith Chambers
Director: Stevan Mena
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Reviews for Malevolence
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retraces killing grounds so old and familiar that at times it seems little more than a fan boy's compendium of favourite moments from the last half century's worth of slash-and-dash mayhem. Full Review |
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Apesar da trilha de filme barato e dos dez minutos finais de projeção, que escancaram a falta de experiência do diretor-roteirista, o longa é bastante eficiente em seu segundo ato.
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Malevolence is the result of a film lover that spent their entire life striving to be the best they can. Full Review |
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2/4 |
...certain sections of Malevolence are far more engaging than others, with most of the second act a complete write-off. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Basically, you begin to tick off all of the standard horror gags as they come. And they all come exactly as expected. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Many scenes on their own show some great promise. But Mena can’t get his film to work as a whole. Full Review |
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For a presumably heartfelt homage, Malevolence is surprisingly low-key and almost lethargic. Full Review |
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If ever a movie deserved to go directly to DVD, it's this dreary horror treatment. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Diehard horror fans may want to weigh in. The rest can see it soon at the video store. Full Review |
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The fanboy approach to filmmaking is always the same: Take a typical slasher-movie premise and copy all the things that impressed you when you were on the verge of puberty. Full Review |
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There's much more left to the imagination than spelled out with digital artifice. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The performances are better than one might expect from a cast of first-timers and lightly employed professionals, and Mena's characters rarely do the sort of spectacularly stupid things that provoke derisive laughter from seasoned horror-moviegoers. Full Review |
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The acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head. Full Review |
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Stevan Mena's debut film carves up body after body in a ritual homage to the serial-killer genre. Full Review |
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