Let Us Prey
Directed by:
Brian O'MalleyCinematography:
Piers McGrailComposer:
Steve LynchCast:
Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Jonathan Watson, Niall Greig Fulton, Brian Vernel, Bryan Larkin, Hanna Stanbridge, Douglas RussellPlots(1)
Pollyanna McIntosh stars as Rachel, a police officer on her first day of a new assignment in a rural Scottish village. What begins as a routine enough evening goes horribly wrong with the arrest of a mysterious, bearded stranger (Liam Cunningham). Calm, poised and cool as ice, it becomes clear that there is more to this unusual guest than meets the eye. He knows things. Private things. Evil things. It's not long before copper turns against copper, villager turns against villager and the police station becomes a blood-soaked battlefield with the very souls of its inhabitants at stake. A dark, brooding supernatural shock-fest filled to bursting with deplorable acts of outrageous violence and gory carnage, Let Us Prey is every sane person's nightmare and every horror-fiend's dream! (Monster Pictures)
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While watching I wasn’t sure whether I was enjoying the film or not. It has nice visuals, a pretty good concept and quality gore going on for it. The problem is the music: the main score is fine, yes, thumbs up for it, but the creators push other “scary” melodies way too often, even in scenes that would actually be more effective without any music, sometimes it feels ridiculous, in fact. Another problem are the characters, who are incredibly unlikeable. This, of course, can be justified given the concept, but the reward (the horror action) comes too late for the viewer to not become irritated by them. At the beginning they speak a lot, then hints of relatively brutal violence start showing up, reaching their peak with the appearance of the maniac with the shotgun from the poster. At some point, the overall impression from the film the leant towards the good.
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First a lot of blather and then a lot of bullshitting. Let Us Prey has strong potential to be a fine horror flick, but despite its effective form, basic concept and Pollyanna in the lead role, the result is surprisingly mediocre and forgettable. This is partly due to the fact that the passages that are seemingly intended to be mystical and mysterious conflict with the shocking horror and action-packed splatter. Though its likable as a cheesy genre flick, it lacks the spark to take the precision craftsmanship on display here to a higher level.
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The film "Let Us Prey" is a quite pleasant surprise that came to us from the British Isles and Ireland. It is a film that is quite imaginative in its execution, especially within the realm of gore, which is unexpectedly good and there is plenty of it. This is an element that I really liked and it brings the film to life even more. If you don't want anything demanding but rather enjoy a pleasantly dark horror entertainment, the film "Let Us Prey" will offer you just that.
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