Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Coventry It's been a few days now since I watched "Bereavement", and the more I contemplate about it, the more I have to reckon that it was a unique viewing experience for me! It's a really good horror movie, and simultaneously it's a very bad horror movie. Usually you spot a couple of strong aspects in an overall bad film, or you find a few things disappointing in an overall good film, but "Bereavement" is quite different. The good aspects are truly great, whereas the bad aspects are incredibly bad and, in the end, I can't decide what to think of it! Therefore, and for the first time in IMDb history, I'll be writing a schizophrenic/Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde review! Dr. Jekyll says: "Bereavement" is a downright fantastic experience that you simply must watch in case you're a seeker of genuine and unhinged horror! For the first time in decades, we are faced with an atmosphere that is authentically grim and petrifying, and a screenplay that is vile, shocking and completely devoid of taboos or political correctness. Stevan Mena is the guy who finally dared to write a film about subjects that really scare people! Sick individuals prowling around in their eerie old cars and abducting defenseless young children, endlessly exposing fragile & undeveloped young minds to extreme violence, honest and good-hearted people getting slaughtered in front of their loved ones without reason, etc. "Bereavement" is one of the bleakest and nihilistically primitive stories ever and even the most experienced horror fanatics with strong stomachs and steel nerves are likely to be astounded by the brutality of this film. The remote locations (like the ramshackle meat & poultry abattoir) and set-pieces (like Sutter's van) are shivering and the total absence of comic relief makes the tense ambiance even more unbearable. The killings are relentlessly mean-spirited and there is a lot of graphic and uncompromising gore on display. It's always excellent to see Michael Biehn in a thriller/horror film, and his performance is reliably forceful as usual. Young heroine Alexandra Daddario is a stunning beauty with one of the brightest pairs of blue eyes I have ever seen, but with a breast size like hers, I would advise her to wear a sport bra when jogging. You're going to get back problems, girl! Mr. Hyde says: how far does writer/director Stevan Mena expect us to push our suspension of disbelief? The screenplay of "Bereavement" is utterly ridicule and implausible. I reckon there aren't any policemen in Pennsylvania, because the least inconspicuous child abductor/serial killer in history can carelessly remain at large for a period of at least five years! This guy slowly drives near schools and playgrounds with an eye-catching pervert van that even has his actual name written in bright white letters on the side. Stranger danger, anyone? Five years later, he's still driving the same damn piece of wreckage, even though you can clearly read in newspaper clipping that an old black van got spotted at the house where the quiet kid was kidnapped. His liar, a narrowly demolished family company abattoir, also isn't exactly a secure hideout. It's located right next to the main road, and practically all the widows are broken, so at some point, please tell me that someone must heard the screams of tortured girls or smelled the stench of rotting corpses? Apparently, nobody in this godforsaken hole bothers to call the authorities or search for missing persons, like the waitress, and even cool dudes like Michael Biehn make dumb decisions. The teenage girl (and also her boyfriend) is the dumbest of the bunch, since she solely ventures into the cellars and corridors of a nasty slaughterhouse that is full of blood puddles, body parts and torture devices. Without once looking over her shoulder! Oh well, what do you expect from a chick with a D-cup size who doesn't wear a sports bra when she goes jogging? I could raise several more examples to point out the characters' stupidity, but the message is clear: the script of "Bereavement" is an insult to the intellect of every self-respecting horror fan! Eventually, Dr. Jekyll narrowly wins the mental battle (hence the 6/10 rating) because I still principally respect the fact that Stevan Mena has the courage to bring a cruel and unrelenting fright-story.

SnoopyStyle In 1989 rural Pennsylvania, young Martin Bristol was kidnapped by sadistic killer Graham Sutter (Brett Rickaby) from his backyard. He suffers from CIPA which prevents him from feeling pain and other sensations. He is forced to witness the torture and killing of women. Five years later, Allison Miller (Alexandra Daddario) arrives to live with her uncle Jonathan Miller (Michael Biehn) and his family after the death of her parents. She connects with neighbor boy Billy who has a trouble family life of his own. Graham lives in the nearby shutdown family meat packing plant where he does his killings.This is a function slasher horror movie. Alexandra Daddario is a good scream queen. She has many assets including her screaming. It's always nice to see Michael Biehn but he has little to do in this movie. Brett Rickaby is more of a minor secondary actor and is not a compelling enough villain. The damsel almost never holds on to a weapon which gets a bit annoying. Also I don't know why she tells the little girl to stay when the house is burning around them. Actually I do know why but there has to be a better way. This is by no means great or special. It'll do for a late night viewing.

vengeance20 So, after watching Malevolence. I watched this prequel which in this film, follow the events of how Martin Bristol became a killer & where he learnt the twisted techniques in committing these acts!The film wasn't a disappointment! It was gory! It was intense & lives up to it's 18 certificate! The stabbing scene near the end with Allison proved that! The torture scenes were a far better improvement! The death scenes overall were intense & bloody! Just how I like them to be!I also liked how this film shows what became of Martin & how a boy with no feelings became a killer! I also liked the references to Psycho & Texas Chainsaw massacre & how they pay homage to them!Overall a 10/10! This was ace!

TdSmth5 A little boy is abducted from his home by a crazy guy in a creepy van. It's not just any normal boy but one that suffers from a condition that causes him to not feel any physical pain.Five years later, we find the boy in some dark cellar witnessing girls being tortured and killed. The kidnapper is trying to train him. The boy should be suited for this work since presumably his condition should make him fearless. He appears to be anything but fearless.Meanwhile, the lovely Allison arrives from Chicago to live with her uncle, aunt and little cousin. Her parents died from an accident and the uncle promised the dad to take care of her if anything happened to him. She's of course not at all happy to end up somewhere out in the country in Pennsylvania. She runs into some kid with an alcoholic dad in a wheelchair. They become closer but the uncle is trying to keep them apart. On her morning runs she sees a boy in an abandoned building. It's a former meat-packaging plant. One day she decides to follow him into the building and she's taken by the crazy guy.The uncle and boyfriend go looking for her but run into the crazy guy. He, by the way, has conversations with and visions about someone with a cow skull who presumably makes demands of the crazy guy and to appease him he kills and tortures all these girls over the years. There's also some pseudo-religious talk of redemption and the such. Allison's fate will provide a neat little twist.Bereavement is a competently made horror flick that benefits from the acting skills of the entire cast and the beauty of Daddario. It has some original ideas but it doesn't do enough with them. The worst part of the movie was how dark most of it was filmed. Of course the key parts have to take place at night, how could it possibly be otherwise? And the killings take place in a cellar with no light and the crazy guy doesn't seem to be in the least troubled by the fact that he can't see anything. And neither can we. If you're going to bother doing a torture horror flick, why the sudden reluctance to show the bloody parts? The killer is also a bit too crazy and little is explained about him. Of course he keeps a book with newspaper clippings of his work. It's time for younger filmmakers to dispose of all this lame predictable stuff. More emphasis should have been placed on the development of the boy as well and his relationship with the crazy guy.