This is a run of the mill type of home invasion type thriller. It isn't bad, just same ol stuff. The one thing that really caught my attention with this film was the lead actress. I'm not sure of her name but I know that she was in "The Woman." I thought that she did a fantastic job in that film. I'm not sure of which film came first but I like that she was able to show a great deal of versatility between these two roles.
The Blood Lands
2014
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Blood Lands
2014
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
Young urban couple Ed and Sarah are set to begin a new life when they move from London into an isolated borders Scottish farmhouse. After falling in love with the 19th century Castle Farm and seeing its potential as a fixer-upper they are anxious to get started on the renovations. In bed on their first night Sarah thinks she can hear noises in the darkness but Ed is disbelieving saying it’s her imagination playing tricks. Persisting in her fear they are not alone in the house, she forces Ed to investigate. When he doesn’t return after a scarily long period, she goes downstairs to investigate only to be confronted by a welcoming committee of masked intruders. As she desperately searches for Ed, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues with the mysterious assailants. But what do they want and what horrors do they have planned for the two newcomers?
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May 12, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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All About Location
Moving in
This is your standard, move to new location, terror starts horror movie. It's really very predictable and at times very stupid (what the characters do), but I guess it all helps keeping the tension high. And in that it succeeds. The movie looks and sounds the part, even if there are bigger plot holes than it should be allowed to have.
The performances are OK, considering what sort of movie we have here. Although I reckon some might have issues seeing the main actress in a "weak" role like that, especially after having seen "The Woman". It's not that she is not able to carry that role, it's just that the role itself is weak. Script-wise that is. Whatever the case, this is bog standard fare, you might even like it
Watch it for Pollyanna McIntosh
WHITE SETTLERS is a low grade British horror flick in the same vein as something like THEM (aka ILS) or THE STRANGERS. The plot sees genre regular Pollyanna McIntosh and her husband relocating to Scotland, where they soon run afoul of some pig mask wearing locals who want them gone. The first half of the film is all atmosphere and set-up, which isn't too shabby, while the second half turns into your usual low budget single extended set-piece action-dominated scenario with the main characters attempting to escape from the odds stacked agianst them. I've liked McIntosh in both HAPP & LEONARD and THE WALKING DEAD and she impresses here too, even though the film is pretty predictable and unremarkable in equal measure.