Sightseers
2013
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- It’s a bold premise, yet for all Prevenge’s passion and invention, Lowe’s grasp falls short of her reach. It’s an uneven film that is great in parts but doesn’t cohere into a satisfying whole. A violent, lurid, funny roadside to all the sanitised received wisdom that surrounds being 'with child'.
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Mar 24, 2017 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The makers of "Prevenge," a British horror-comedy about an expectant mother whose unborn child encourages her to go on a killing spree, only pick the softest targets: ugly caricatures of insensitive adults who have written off single mother Ruth (writer/director Alice Lowe) simply because she's eight ...
Feb 12, 2017 · Prevenge review – audacious horror from a mother of invention. Pregnancy is a bloody business as writer-director Alice Lowe stars as an expectant mother urged into a killing spree by her unborn...
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Mar 24, 2017 · Aug 18, 2020 Full Review Adam Nayman Cinema Scope If the script's conflation of delicate conditions is never quite as outrageous or unsettling as its creator intends, Prevenge is still filled...
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- Kate Dickie
- Alice Lowe
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Sep 1, 2016 · Prevenge review – a mother of a serial-killer film. Sightseers’ Alice Lowe writes, directs and stars in this grisly revenge fantasy, as a woman who believes her unborn child is telling her to...
Overall, Prevenge is a witty and humorously dark feature that combines the gruesome of a stalker killer with the deadpan banter of a British comedy. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov...
Prevenge received positive reviews for its blend of black comedy and horror. It holds a rating of 91% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site's consensus reads, "As ambitious as it is daringly transgressive, Prevenge should thrill fans of pitch black horror comedy - and open untold opportunities for writer/director/star Alice Lowe."
Sep 1, 2016 · ‘Prevenge’: Venice Review. 'Sightseers' co-writer and star Alice Lowe plays a pregnant woman with a womb full of rage in her feature directing debut. By David Rooney. September 1, 2016...
