Platypuschow
This was a recommendation, it was suggested to me that this looked like it could potentially be scary stuff! It was not, it truly truly wasn't.Lord Of Tears is one of those horrors that thinks it's a lot smarter than it actually is, an over convoluted plot, an arthouse look and student film level quality.An English horror I'm surprised just how much I walked away disliking the film, some of the visuals are adequate but there is just no substance, lackluster performances and honestly the plot is a mess.I like the concept I do, but it was utilized so incompetently it left the film a barely watchable embarassment.I'm not a great lover of British cinema at the best of times but this is British cinema in the hands of people who have no place in the industry.Certainly one to avoid.The Good:Beautiful sceneryVisual effects are quite good in placesThe Bad:Acting is sub-parComes across like a bad arthouse filmAwful scoringAt several points I did actually ask myself what the hell I was watchingPlot is seven shades of awfulThings I Learnt From This Movie:No accent grinds on me more than a Scottish oneYou can stay in the Mansion featured in the film for just under 400 British pounds per night
headshotofficial
A rediculously slow and boring script, poor visual effects and editing, undeveloped characters with no meaning, long and meaningless scenes building the madness in ones mind, so long that I almost fell asleep in one of them and last but least... TERRIBLE acting! OVERALL : LAUGHABLE!
The previous reviews got me thinking, 'It can't be that good'
AND I WAS RIGHT!
Almost two hours of my life totally wasted...
Wish I had visited pornhub instead.
chockybikky
With all the horror films of late it is so refreshing to see a movie like Lord of Tears..an indie movie shot in Scotland it's low budget makes great use of atmosphere and settings..the sense of unease and slow burn build up to nightmarish events are gripping and tense..i loved the connection between the 2 leads and they carried the film brilliantly.
The Owlman certainly looks good and is very simple but just the way he looms and observes is very unsettling ..what i love about low budget indie movies is that no matter how much money is involved they prove that if you have story, vision and can be unique you have a good product..i was blown away by this!
begob
Well, the propaganda was strong on this one. Not only 10 star spam on IMDb, but external critics puffed it up as well.The exteriors and some of the interiors look good, but the weaknesses in the story telling make it almost unwatchable.I know it's low budget, but there really is no excuse for the lead actor and the painfully bad exchanges with the lead actress. The dialogue is on the nose and often embarrassing. In one long, excruciating early scene over the dinner table it's like they're playing ping-pong with dumplings. At 30 mins I was ready to turn off.As for pace, at 15 mins I noticed the time - bad sign. We had wasted most of it on a simple introduction. That accounts for overrunning 90 mins, but also the climax is drawn out over half an hour.The owl does create an effect from afar, but its first appearance reminded me of something from Sesame Street and the voice over was cheesy.In the end I didn't care about the mystery. This is the kind of simple story Hammer did much better 50 years ago in period costume.Some of the music was overbearing - say, in the first scene in the cellar, when the sound of dripping water would have created better effect. Some of the sung music was good, especially the track over the end credits.ps. I see a gang of six is patrolling this thread for nasteez. LOL.
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