The Unwanted

Sadly, not in a good way. It is entirely a drama, maybe, just maybe 2 or 3 horror elements thrown in there so it can cover a wider range of genres, but overall the movie is a flop.

If you are heavily into adult movies and horror, you will be disappointed. If you're a horror die fan, you'll be annoyed. And if you just want to watch something for 18 years+, you can do better! It's more of a torture porn production, with a lot of self inflicted wounds and a decent plot, surely enough, but far from being my coup of tea.

My personal vote is 4. I won't ruin it for others, but I kinda do fail seeing how this can be appreciated.

Cheers!

I never quite understood the mesmer aspect to intense love, or at least how it can be portrayed on the screen. This updates an old story and so has a bit more edginess that earlier adaptations. But ultimately it is mood over storytelling.

Inspired by the Joseph Seridan LeFanu's famed Gothic novella, The Unwanted is a suspense filled thriller. A young woman, Carmilla (Christen Orr) comes to a rural town seeking the truth about her mother. She crosses paths with an emotionally unstable young woman Laura (Hannah Fierman) who serves as the key to the mystery of her pursuits. Unfortunately an overprotective father Keith (Robert Hatch) creates a barrier to the truth. This movie has many twists and turns and keeps you on your seat as the action unfolds. As the movie pierces the surface, it stirs up some unforeseen tensions. Lynn Talley plays a believable vulnerable torn woman in Karen and even though local Atlanta actress Kylie Brown shares few lines as Millarca Karnstein ( the lost mother) the emotion is raw and real. I saw this movie as part of the Atlanta Film Festival and enjoyed seeing many local Atlanta landmarks. This movie keeps you going as you discover what happen to mommy dearest.

In this Southern Gothic retelling of Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story 'Carmilla,' a young drifter (Christen Orr) arrives in a rural town seeking the whereabouts of the mother she never knew. When she becomes sexually involved with an emotionally fragile waitress (Hannah Fierman), she exposes the secret of her mother's disappearance and incites the wrath of the girl's overprotective father (William Katt).

William Katt was a nice catch. He has been thrilling audiences for decades, and obviously has the horror credibility with "Carrie" and "House". (More people should also see "Big Wednesday".) The quality of the film is good, even if the acting at times is only mid-level. For what is probably a very low budget film, one should not expect so much. What may be a draw for some are the lesbians aspects. Far more than earlier versions of "Carmilla", this film makes that stuff explicit. Not gratuitous or pornographic, but certainly no secret.

My biggest issue is the music. It's as if they were trying to force things along.

Good acting/ good Director/ .