For years, Jessica (Sophe Ash) and her daughter Beth (Mia) have been on the run from mythical masked brute Thorn (Lewis Cooper) - until Jessica decides to return to her hometown Avondale and take the fight to Thorn and his acolytes. However, even there  she and Beth aren't safe from the brute and company, and soon loses her foster mother in their fight against them. But Jessica has brought a squad of reinforcements (Gareth Tidball, William Marshall, Mariana Gkila) who keep their adversaries at bay - a squad that's quickly thinned out, and it's only thanks to Jessica's real mother Eve Kathryn Oliver) that she and Beth stay alive. Thing is, Jessica's mother has remained in Thorn's parallel world for decades to keep him at bay following a blood oath between Thorn and the city of Avondale that concerns her and Jessica's bloodline. And that she has come back to save Jessica and Beth now was not exactly out of motherly love but to see that Beth is sacrificed to keep Avondale thriving ...

Wrath of Thorn veers away from the Thorn-series'  slasher roots rather considerably and has by now transformed into a blend of folk horror  and horror action, based on a rather detailed mythology - and Wrath of Thorn pulls this change in direction off rather beautifully, combining atmosphere-heavy storytelling with well-executed action setpieces, all smoothly directed and well paced, and carried by a very competent cast, all of which makes this ultimately a pure joy to watch - well, at least if you're into horror cinema.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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