Deadly Virtues Reviews -

If you’ve scrolled through Letterboxd or the darker corners of Reddit’s horror communities, you’ve seen the warzone. The reviews for Deadly Virtues are not mixed; they are schizophrenic. Some hail it as a masterpiece of psychological sadism. Others label it “pretentious torture porn.”

There is a specific subgenre of film that doesn’t just ask you to watch it. It asks you to survive it. (2014), directed by Ate de Jong, is that film. deadly virtues reviews

If you are the type of viewer who watches The Nightingale or The House That Jack Built and appreciates the craft even while feeling sick, you will find gold here. The cinematography is gorgeous. The acting (specifically Mark Aiken as Aaron) is a masterclass in controlled menace. If you’ve scrolled through Letterboxd or the darker

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If you watch horror to cheer for the final girl or to see creative kills, This movie will annoy you. It is a chamber piece that smells like stale beer and resentment. The Final Rating (Compromise Mode): 3/5 Stars. One star for Aiken’s performance. One star for the audacity of the script. One star for that final, haunting image. Minus two stars because I needed a shower and a hug from my mother afterwards. Others label it “pretentious torture porn