Hounds of Love (2016)

Just a quick review to set reader's straight regarding jtindahouse's biased review. The guy is obviously a muppet because he states that England sent convicts to Australia a couple of decades back. Try a couple of centuries. He also states 1 in 5 Australians have direct convict blood which is also rubbish, as Australia is now a very diverse, multicultural country. Unfortunately being from New Zealand jtindahouse is obviously very anti-Australian as many Kiwis are. New Zealand basically lives in Australia's shadow so many Kiwis have little-man syndrome. Please take any comments about Australia or the country's film from jtindahouse as bulldust.

Fmovies: OMG WOW! This movie certainly took me by surprise! I was left with no words by the end of it for how well Ben Young executed this. The story of a predator couple in the neighborhood blended brilliantly with the characters chosen to execute their role. The movie was an edge of the seat thriller that burns into your mind on how dangerous human thoughts can be. The camera work, location, dialogues, characters and the music? OMG the nights in satin song at that moment when her drink was drugged was like dope! Pure Dope! There is never a moment in this movie that doesn't leave you drowsy, you're curious about the next part every moment.

All I can say is for a Director who I know nothing about and characters that I haven't even heard of, this movie can take on any Hollywood thriller by the neck! If you're a fan of thriller movies, especially one's that melt you into the mind of the characters, then this movie is for you! I will watch this again for how brilliantly it was made. Ben Young and team, KUDOS!

NO spoilers

This stripped to the bone, realist thriller is fantastic. It calls to mind other stripped down thrillers like Sun Don't Shine(2012) and Blue ruin(2013) both in its color scheme and intense violence. There was also a lot of elements, particularly the family dynamic and the cinematography that reminded me of the fantastic Animal Kingdom directed by David Michôd and that's always a good thing. I would recommend going into it knowing as little as possible. In summary Great direction from debuting director Ben Young, Well written, Fantastic performances from all the cast particularly Emma booth, Gorgeous cinematography and a Great score. All the violence is tastefully done for anyone who is worried. Definitely give it a watch if you like lean, mean thrillers.

Hounds of Love fmovies. I write as an escaped West Australian. We've all got something to live down.

Like Adelaide, Perth has had classic serial killers with an eerie Australian twist. Riffing on a grim 1980s case, Ben Young delivers a fine first feature, for which the Metacritic 72% is not far off the mark. The cinematography is great, capturing the endless hot sky and bleaker suburbs (read Coolbellup or Hamilton Hill) of the 1980s. Also a fine score. The three key players are excellent. The script maybe needed a little more rounding for the ending to gel properly, but I sure felt the tension.

As with Don't Tell and Berlin Syndrome, here's a rare Aussie feature that captures Australia but which I'd be proud to show overseas. Discouragingly, I wonder if the three taken together will pull much more than $1-2m.

Actually uses a real street name, no kidding. Hope it doesn't lead to disaster tourism. Meanwhile, some eagle has already spotted the curious anomaly of the 7-character number plate, never issued in Perth before the 1990s.

In short, surprisingly good. If you like the edge of your seat psychological thriller that simultaneously captures a time of the past perfectly and feels so real that you find yourself researching to find out whether or not it was based on true events, then you'll definitely want to see this one. This definitely feels like you're sitting front and center as part of the film itself, as though you're watching something private that wasn't intended to be seen by anyone but the participants. Atmospheric and keeping you on the edge of your seat the entire time, this movie transports the viewer back to the year 1987. They certainly captured the year perfectly along with character nuances and the emotion of the time. The story was ever so slightly similar to that of the true events of Colleen J. Stan from 1977 California, however this story takes place a decade later in Australia and the kidnapped girl is younger (high school age) and isn't kept in a box. This film, while it certainly FEELS like a true story, is not and is actually a compilation of inspiration from various similar events from true crime writing. This movie felt SO TRUE TO LIFE that I actually felt compelled to look up whether or not it was based on real events and learned that it's a fictional account. That said, the writing is really that good. The ending has a couple of surprises and what you anticipate happening doesn't then changes again, so I felt it was worth the review.

I have always been a fan of Australian Horror/Thrillers. Let's face it, with the vast outback and big Cities Down under, there is a lot of room for varying plots and story lines that make for great entertainment.

"Hounds of Love" is a story set in the late 80's about a psychotic couple who kidnap and abuse young women. Without giving too much away about the story, it follows a common theme often seen in Horror/Thriller Genra's made these days but, to its credit, there are sub plots and other mysterious factors going on beneath the surface of the main story.

I thought the acting was above par and the low light settings in the home and quirky behavior of the main characters (the kidnappers) lends an eerie air to the film that works well to bolster the uneasy feeling you get watching the film.

There are many frustrating points in the film, which are by design. It is no easy task pulling off scenes that get under your skin so much you want to scream at the television or movie screen. This film does so on several occasions thanks to the talent and ability of the director and actors.

What I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that a commonly told story had many sub plot variations happening as well as sticking to the main thematic plot. This, I found, was unique to the modern day Kidnap/torture stories film production companies pump out as often as a McDonald's commercial.

Of course, you be the judge but I definitely recommend this film for fans of the Genra/s. Anyone who has ever read any of my reviews will know I am not one to hold back when a film stinks to high Heaven. I tell it as it is. With that, you will get your $'s worth with this film.