Directed by:
Padraig ReynoldsScreenplay:
Padraig ReynoldsCinematography:
Carl HerseComposer:
Holly Amber ChurchCast:
AJ Bowen, Katherine Randolph, Marco St. John, Anessa Ramsey, Sonny Marinelli, Skylar Burke, Shanna Forrestall, Amile WilsonPlots(1)
A group of kidnappers abduct the daughter of a wealthy socialite and hide out in an abandoned school in the middle of the woods. But feelings of guilt soon overtake the kidnappers, dividing the group and putting their entire plan in jeopardy. The evening further spirals out of control when their poorly chosen hideout becomes a hunting ground for a mysterious creature that requires spring-time ritualistic sacrifices. The film manages to break with the dusty genre conventions and expectations of the audience. Rites of Spring is no ordinary slasher film, but a bloody pearl, a brutal masterpiece, not to be missed. (Gryphon Entertainment)
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Conflict, the trailer and the posters were very appealing, I really believed in this film, but in the end it’s nothing but an average small indie horror flick; basically, a compilation of clichéd motifs and unoriginal scenes, the kind we’ve seen many times. It is watchable, yes, it’s very well made technically, the atmosphere of the American backwaters is effective, the final chase with the monster-killer is also pretty good, but I was expecting more. Other than the unfortunately inefficient soldering of several motifs, what hurts this film the most is that the relationships between the characters don’t work and the aforementioned monster-killer behaves only to look nice on camera, regardless of what is going on.
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