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Legacy of Thorn
UK 2014
produced by
Mj Dixon, Mem Ferda, Anna McCarthy, Rabia Mustafa (executive), Jason Harlow (associate) for Mycho Entertainment (formerly Mycho Pictures)
directed by Mj Dixon
starring Jade Wallis, Paris Rivers, Craig Canning, Jane Haslehurst, Dave Laurie, Stephanie Jezard, Richard Daniel Thomas Holloran, Eve Constanti, Aaron Jeffcoate, Alex Tamaro (as Anas Belarbi), Mem Ferda, Nathan Head, Melissa Hollett, Damian Morter, Sam Cullingworth, Nikki Webster, Lee Bibby, Simon Craig, Ian Lawlor, Eirian Cohen, William Marshall (III), John 'Bam' Goodall, Mike Halstead, Anna McCarthy, Mike Hulme, Nabeel Safyan, Kellyann Swift, Dylan Abendstern-Chick, Daniel Busby, Robert O'Leary, Saskia Coomber, Chloe Wallington, Becca Mills, Rosie Hodgson, Abigail Elise, Chris Henderson, Chris Hindle, Jonny Nelson, Mel McKinlay, Simon Truddaiu, Robert Chapman, Craig Bolton, Stuart Walsh, Jessica Magill
written by Mj Dixon, music by Mj Dixon, songs by HockeyMask Heroes, Target Renegates, Evoss, Super Mutant
Thorn, Mycho Universe
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Every four years on leap day, Thorn (Richard Daniel Thomas Holloran),
an unstoppable killing machine, stops by to wreak havoc on a small town.
Four years ago, high school students Jessica (Jade Wallis), Eric (Paris
Rivers), Clark (Craig Canning) and Alice (Jane Haslehurst) were at the
center of Thorn's attack, but all survived, however barely. This year, the
four of them want to kill and destroy him for good, and thus Jessica, who
for some reason has always been Thorn's main focus, plays bait to Thorn,
lures him onto an electrically charged field (electricity slows him down),
and then they all tie him up with the intention of literally taking him
apart, limb by limb. But once they have him tied up, tensions in the group
break out, as not all of them are really ok with their carefully laid out
plan anymore. It also doesn't help that the group isn't nearly as tightly
knit as would be advisable for an operation like this: Back in high
school, Alice was bullied by Jessica, the most popular girl in school,
Eric the righteous jock detested Jessica for her smug attitude, and Clark
the nerd just flew under everyone's radar. And ultimately, everyone claims
the appearances of Thorn on Jessica, who finally wills in to behead him
herself ... when the police arrive to make a mess out of everything, and
soon enough, Thorn is loose again With Thorn roaming the city once more,
our heroes find themselves forced to fend for themselves again, which is
the hardest for Jessica because the others have found out that he's really
only after her, and at least some of them figure sacrificing Jessica might
solve everything ... A very interesting and tense slasher that
at the same time is deeply rooted in the slasher genre and takes unusual
routes telling its story. Basically, the film ditches linear storytelling
in favour of a series of flashbacks to gradually enrichen its storyline
with more and more interesting details but also give its characters more
depth and heighten the whole thing's creepiness. Now add to this expert
pacing, an atmospheric direction and a competent ensemble cast, and you've
got yourself a very tight movie - and one that even people who are not
into slasher movies might enjoy.
... and if this has at all gotten you interested, you might
want to order Legacy of Thorn from here: http://legacyofthorn.com (release
date: October 27th, 2014).
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