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ACTOR
Edward AkroutMatt BarberMegan MaczkoHelen Bradbury
DIRECTOR
Ate de Jong
SYNOPSICS
Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey. (2014) is a English movie. Ate de Jong has directed this movie. Edward Akrout,Matt Barber,Megan Maczko,Helen Bradbury are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2014. Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey. (2014) is considered one of the best Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
A stranger breaks into the house of a couple, ties up the husband and, having a whole weekend at his hand, plays a slow game with the woman, a game of threats, fear, obedience - and intimacy.
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My Review Of "Deadly Virtues"
Ate De Jong brings Mark Rogers' story of fetish, and horror to life in dark, visceral , sometimes uncomfortable intensity. Normally I pass on films that I consider torture porn, or at least I bail on the film once I get that impression. I am glad that I did not check out on "Deadly Virtues" because it is definitely a tight, methodical nightmare that pushes one to experience that taboo in the horror genre, the eroticism of sexual nightmares. Much like "Straw Dogs (the remake)", this movie goes into those areas and exploits those darker subjects. "Deadly Virtues" doesn't completely nail it, there are moments that play out almost like cliché of the erotic horror subgenre. At times the energy falters, and certain moments that could have really pushed the horror over the edge are only mediocre. That being said, the characters are developed more than you usually see in these sorts of stories, the subtext is deep and dark, and the acting is captivating enough to cause you to built a very intense connection with the characters. Plus the ending is one that I didn't quite see coming, made me angry until the ending finally played out- an ending that is well worth setting through the sexual overture that runs through "Deadly Virtues", and that sense of discomfort in seeing some of the scenes play out. Overall, "Deadly Virtues" is worth watching on so many levels. I enjoyed being pushed into less comfortable forays of "what is horror" and "what is erotic". Rogers story balances it nicely and De Jong brings it to scream wonderfully. The special effects are practical, even though they are limited and not a big focal point of the movie. The real focal point of "Deadly Virtues" comes from actually watching the film, experiencing this situation through the eyes of these tragic characters, and that ending. This is one of the better, more elevated torture-porn, exploitation, and modern cult films I have seen in a while.
Very good script, maintaining the tension all the time, letting us shift a few times between main characters whom to sympathize with
I saw this film at the Imagine (sf/horror/fantasy) filmfestival Amsterdam 2014. Very good script, continuously unclear where the story was heading. Especially nice was that the couple in the house seemed 100% victims at first, but that changed throughout later developments, particularly after revealing some black spots for the husband. Eventually all loose ends vanished one by one, including the final scene revealing the initially unexplained method how the attacker silently entered the house without ringing the doorbell. You may infer from it that the same can happen to you in the foreseeable future. Believable characters throughout, but cannot tell much more in fear of spoiling. This film ended undeservedly on a lowly 36th place (out of 43) for the audience award with score 6.43. An IMDb score of 5.6 is also not what it should be, in my not-so-humble opinion.
Couple is confronted by a stranger at the end of their bed. After a few days, one of them is dead.
Post-feminist scary and haunting tale. Very well done. The camera becomes an independent character: does not move too much and that is positive. Deadly Virtues: Love Honour Obey has been made for a low budget. The story and making of and way of acting is so special and so good! In the beginning, when the intruder has bound Alison and hanging from the ceiling, we wanted to spit the stranger in his face. But at the end of the movie, we actually did love the stranger a little bit! The stranger practices bondage, a Japanese style of bondage. Because to tie is to hug. Lust and art is combined. During the movie, Alison did change. She became strong.
It Attracts And Repels The Viewer - Often At The Same Time
The biggest weakness here is that the story doesn't seem to have much of a point. In one way, it's kind of a standard home invasion movie. It opens with a man entering a couple's home, tying the husband up and throwing him in the bathtub, and then torturing and humiliating him throughout the weekend that follows. As for the wife? Well, she gets tied up and there's some eroticism involved in his plans for her - a lot of touching, leading to fear and humiliation, but not much more. Really, the intruder's plan for the wife isn't made all that clear. Essentially, the intruder seems to want to play house with her, for lack of any better way of putting it. So, what was the point to this? Was there a point? I honestly finished this not being sure about the answer to either question. Admittedly, the story has an uneasy attraction for the viewer. It's almost voyeuristic in a lot of uncomfortable ways. As the movie progresses we learn a lot about Alison and Tom (the unfortunate couple) but very little about Aaron - the intruder - until the last scene of the movie, which at least explains how he managed to break into their house, and shows him to be compulsive in his behaviour. Alison and Tom are revealed to be an unhappy couple with a lot of problems in their marriage. Aaron's motivation - aside from being one sick puppy - is never really made clear. (And maybe it's just that he is one sick puppy.) It's not a bad movie. It actually succeeds in being a movie that both repels the viewer and attracts the viewer often at the same time. But it isn't a great movie, either. And if you can't handle a few scenes of torture (that are never particularly graphic, but that are nevertheless made very clear) then you should probably avoid this like the plague. (6/10)
Blunted mystery
I liked this, but can think of preferred outcomes. Nice, clear intro. Then good sensuality with oblique gore. I was really liking those knots and expected the tone was set for the rest (despite the underwear prudishness). But it backed off and became a bit sentimental for me. The keyboard music especially got a bit Mills & Boon, although the camera work in a dull house was sexy. I was guessing until late on, but in the end it's a fairy tale with a clear moral, rather than a mysterious reflection on physical desire. Tres Anglo- Saxon. The character in the bathtub was disappointing: "Leksh me oush!". On the one hand, it would be hard for someone not to die in those circumstances; on the other, he didn't change despite all that time for reflection - so he's basically a monster. And I guess that's why the story ends up so blunt. Many UK films are tax-break crud, so this was refreshing.