Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

applecrunchvape Is is very very rare that i rate films so highly, as i'm forever picking holes at some level with movies. Mum and Dad didn't have a massive budget, but it is a hidden gem. Surprisingly i do not know many people who have had the chance to watch or even heard of this film, which shocks me as i have a few very good friends who are fellow horror fanatics. I can not fault this film for its originality, class and pure genius. Its barbaric, twisted, extremely perverted, and a total shocker (which reason to be). I love this film so much that its really difficult not to give to much away or spoilers (thats not my thing). But i will say this,,,if you like your horror with depth, meaning and surreal darkness, then this is for you . If you are more into visual horror then you most likely will not rate this as high as i have. The psychological aspect of this film stayed with me for a long time after my first watch. Its the only film of this genre than gave me nightmares (seriously). Its an unforgettable film once seen. and i can only wish i was there at the first showing at the festival. Warped family values mixed with life in a family unit.. We never really get to the bottom of why mum and dad are the way they are. There are many clues, and i liked that because it allowed my imagination to flow after watching trying to piece things together my own way. The acting was amazing the directing was superb. Please give it a go , it will change your perception of horror for good ! Thankyou for reading

Maurizio Sorry, but this just doesn't work. There are many aspects in this film which aren't able to stand. First off: originality. There is basically none. How many movies have we already seen with the same subject? Somebody kidnapped and trapped in a house inhabited by a dysfunctional family who loves murder and torture. I think I got to 10 movies watched with this same plot.Second: the acting. Olga Fedori is a walking statue. No expression on her face, in a situation where a turmoil of feelings would go through just anybody. The rest of the cast has the opposite problem: all of them overact, making the final result unbelievable and goofy.Third: the enjoyment. This is supposed to be a scary film. Well, there's not much to be scared about. There is no tension whatsoever, you don't feel the impending doom, you don't feel for any of the characters, who are rather flat and unsympathetic (except maybe for Birdie, who is hateful enough to make you want to kill her with your own hands). Everything is rather boring.Last but not least: the developing of the events. Everything is very very predictable, the ending is hurried and badly scrambled together.So, in the end, this film just doesn't work too much. It tries to shock with a few repelling scenes, but this can't be enough to make it a good choice for an evening at home. There are far better things in the same genre.

Scott LeBrun The grim & gritty atmosphere pervades this familiarly written story of madness and depravity. Writer / director Steven Sheil creates characters without much personality, telling a story that manages to be moderately creepy but never has much of a voice. It wraps itself up fairly quickly - it only runs 85 minutes - but Sheil generates little to no tension, which has to rate as one of the biggest problems. The movie is not going to be gory enough to suit many people, either. The acting is perfectly fine, if as colourless as the movie itself.Olga Fedori is featured as Lena, a Polish immigrant working on the janitorial staff at London's Heathrow airport. She makes the acquaintance of easygoing co-worker Birdie (Ainsley Howard), who offers her a place to stay when Lena misses the last bus that would have taken her home. However, soon after arriving at Birdie's place, Lena is knocked unconscious, and become the prisoner of Birdie's insane Mum and Dad (Dido Miles and Perry Benson). She's obliged to fill the role of "Mummy's Girl", warned that she had better learn her place in the household or suffer the consequences.When this short and sordid, intimate little tale is over, it unfortunately doesn't have a lot of resonance. It doesn't help that many of us have probably already seen similar movies over the years; "Mum & Dad" just doesn't bring much that's fresh to the party. It certainly isn't as shocking as one would like, even when Lena is exploring her environs and discovers the extent of the crimes of Mum & Dad. Fedori never does make Lena too likable a character; the one person who's more sympathetic is the unspeaking Elbie (Toby Alexander), another member of the adoptive "family".Sheil does cannily stress the nearness of the abode to the airport, filming planes in the air at every opportunity, but his ending is seriously underwhelming; again, a sense of deja vu dominates the proceedings.It's doubtful that even die hard genre lovers will find that much of value here.Five out of 10.

Nitzan Havoc Being the Horror freak that I am, I've had my share of what popular criticism dubs as "torture porn". And I must say I'm not the least a fan of it, but I can still appreciate it when it's done right. To be honest, Mum & Dad maintains a delicate and almost accurate balance between physical and mental torture, done both to the protagonist and the audience.The build up is short and quick, and the plot does very little more than simply exist. Much like the protagonist, we the audience are presented with the situation and forced to accept it as reality, and there's very little in between. The film has some pretty sick, twisted and deranged scenes, and is not for the feint of heart or week of stomach.The screenplay is I guess rather good, for a film with so few events. The cinematography is OK but slightly boring, and the acting is impressive. Then again, as I've said, I'm no fan of torture films, so it's very hard for me to judge.All in all - think Ketchum's The Girl Next Door meets I Spit on Your Grave. Mum & Dad is one of the better torture films I've seen, and yet I remain a fan of true Horror films.