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I only started to watch this for Amy Manson (Being Human),and was not expecting much. This is a cerebral thriller, although some scenes were too sadistic for my taste. The characters are well cast and take "dysfunctional family" to a whole new level. I found it a bit confusing once secrets were revealed and may watch it again (granted, I was tired). This is worth your time- don't watch if depressed- it is very dark. Manson exhibits incredible on-screen,smoldering intensity which makes her characters strong and intense. This one is not exception. I love movies with dark secrets and strong female protagonists (despite all she endures, her strength comes through).

The premise of this sounded very interesting and I watched it back to back with Sand Castles which has a similar premise - and this one falls short of the other in my opinion.

It was surprisingly darker than anticipated and went in a direction I did not expect. Definitely not for the faint hearted, I feel as if it missed a trick by sacrificing on dramatic realism in exchange for shock factor, and the result is you feel very uneasy watching it rather than suspenseful of the unknown.

It's visually interesting, with great set design that immediately makes you feel uneasy. It is further enriched with excellent performances from its cast, most notably Amy Mason in the lead, who is sublime.

Definitely worth watching, it portrays a very dark, suspenseful tale, even if it does feel very disjointed and forced in places. Not the film I expected, which left me more deflated than surprised come the end. Can't help but feel they missed a trick, creating a psychological horror rather than a thriller.

This is one of those films that I personally don't like, is not of the style of Horror movie that I enjoy, and yes is a Real Downer.

But, like I've mentioned in many of my reviews, especially when chiding others for doing this, just because I personally don't care for a film doesn't mean it isn't made well or isn't effective in what it's trying to do.

It's like I've mentioned before about Torture Porn Horror. I don't rate or review them and I certainly do Not watch them because I find them unpleasant and it just isn't my idea of 'Fun' But... I won't come here and give poor ratings and reviews to films like that (especially since I haven't watched them) just because I despise that particular Sub-Genre of Horror movie. That wouldn't be fair to those who do happen to like stories like that.

So, for this film I will say quite honestly that it is very well done, well acted, and absolutely creates the atmosphere of total dread and despair that I am quite sure it is shooting for. It just doesn't happen to be my kind of movie. But again, the very point of a review is to inform people if it is a well made film and to advise them of what type of story it is for those who may like movies like this.

For that reason I will give it a '5', but just like several reviewers say here, prepare to be depressed. This is Not a 'Fun' movie, which are the kind I like much, Much better.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Particular Way of Rating:

5 - Flawed, but perhaps with some entertainment value for some.

6. A decently passable story maybe worth a watch.

7. A solid film, well made, effective, and entertaining.

And, obviously, you can probably figure out what above and below these would mean... : )

ESTRANGED is a low budget British horror film that screams derivative at every step. The film's protagonist is a young woman named January who is crippled in an accident abroad, an accident which leaves her wheelchair bound and without a memory. She returns to her ancestral home in the UK, but soon becomes convinced that her family members are out to get her. Is she going mad, or is there really a sinister plot at work?

It's not hard to guess the outcome of this film because the same subject matter has been done to death elsewhere. Although the plot is slightly different, ESTRANGED seems to me to be a huge copy of the excellent French thriller FRONTIERS, especially in the format, the climax, the look and actions of the main girl, etc. Except where FRONTIERS excelled, ESTRANGED simply bores.

It's one of those films that's saddled with a dullish protagonist who you don't even like, let alone care about. Actress Amy Manson can do nothing for her character. The rest of the cast don't get much of a look in, particularly poor James Cosmo, who is such a fine, gruff actor but who is sorely wasted here. I did like Craig Conway, cast against type as the butler, as he's always good fun. Sure, there are a few strong and/or edgy moments contained in this, but the whole greyed-out look makes it a depressing watch and CGI gore effects are always a disappointment for me too unless they're done very realistically, which they aren't here.

This movie brings to mind the hey day of early seventies low budget British shockers from the likes of Amicus, Tigon, and Hammer. The days when all you needed to make a film was a spirited cast, a largely unknown bolstered by a single "name" performer recognisable to Americans (in this instance James Cosmo), and free access to a down at heel stately home.

It's hard to classify this movie in terms of genre, neither truly a thriller nor a horror. – it's more of a "creeper" than anything else. The sense of unease is ramped up throughout the convoluted twists and turns of the plot before plunging into true horror in the final third.

I think this has presented a problem for the marketing department and I feel that they may be making a mistake in the way that they are presenting it. Many people will feel mislead and disappointed that this isn't the horror movie that the posters suggest, which is a shame since it's more than that, it's a taught, well acted chiller that deserves to be more widely seen.

If art imitates life, then there are some really sick people in the world. This film was about a young woman who suffers a accident, winds up back at her childhood home where some real dark colorful characters pretending to be her family all reside. Although the story unravels from inside the home, at no time did I feel like you needed more locations to make the story work. In fact, the happenings unfolding to this young woman couldn't happen anywhere else, because of the graphic nature in which things are done to her. Overall, I've seen this story before in other films that deal with family issues. I think on a whole, all families have dark secrets And if ever found out, lives would be completely destroyed, and the jails would full of family members. A lot this film was cliché and predictable. I endured it to the end, and for me, the ending was the best part. It just took a little to long to get to it.

I've never seen a movie get me to the point where I was just staring at my television screen numb for over an hour after the credits rolled.

I've watched a lot of horror and a lot of thrillers - to the point that if you go through my reviews, it's kinda my genre. I'm always up for something new or something that can catch my interest and hold it the entire time. This film definitely kept it...but I'm wondering if that's a good thing.

It starts our generic enough - woman in an accident with amnesia, goes to see her family and something's not quite right. It's a fairly familiar premise. Where this film differs is any sense of hope you have for the main character is just completely gone by the time the ending is coming up. So much so that even after the final scene, you just sit there feeling like it wasn't enough. People should have been punished more to get that sense of catharsis for our lead. Instead, it leaves you feeling blank and numb for having watched it.

I'm giving this film 7/10 because it is something that many thrillers attempt, but fail at. Most films of this caliber just want to shock to shock. Where the characters are all deplorable, including the main ones, there's violence and torture just to make you squirm. This movie doesn't do that. You want our lead to succeed. You like her. You like her partner. You want there to be retribution. But after what our lead is put through, it doesn't feel like any payback would ever be enough.

If you want to feel depressed and hopeless for a few hours after seeing a movie, watch this.

This movie made me sick to my stomach. I'm am worse for having seen it. It was depraved. I will never recommend it to anyone.

Abuse isnt horror nor entertaining. Maybe for some. Did not enjoy nor engage in the film

I've seen movies like this and this is on the more confusing side. I feel like the plot is so uneven and the characters, especially the main one, January, are really dull. I don't know, I guess I missed something while watching but don't think I'm going to watch this again.

Please do not watch a complete and utter waste of my life

I wouldn't put Estranged in the horror genre, in the thriller genre yes. There is some mystery during the entire movie and even if you start guessing right it's still entertaining to watch. The actors were not bad so there is nothing bad to say about that either. It's a dark movie, certainly not a joyful one, with some severe sick in the head people but not the kind that makes your stomach turn. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, and it isn't a masterpiece, but it's certainly watchable. To me it could have used a bit more blood and physical torture to make it a good horror movie. Now it was emotional torture and that has never the same outcome. But if you do like those kind of stories then just give this one a go. You won't be disappointed.

What went wrong? When I see a terrible movie, I tend to think that it's poor direction or poor storytelling. I think there's some story problems with this movie that are unsolvable. The main character is in a house with evil people, and it goes on and on, and nothing happens. Sure, there's a plot, but they spend an hour doing nothing.

You don't create suspense when your audience already knows what is happening. There is no point in watching a main character express surprise or shock at the situation that is already obvious.

For me, the main problem is that this person has no reason to be with her family. There is no legitimate reason for her to be recuperating with these people. That's giant problem in terms of the story.

Okay so on Amazon this movie is called Estranged, and here on IMDB it looks up as 'January'.

Hey opening scene.... she was wearing a helmet! She should have been fine!!!

James Cosmo is the ultimate father figure!!!! I've wanted him for my 2nd Dad since 1995's Braveheart!!!!!! :)

+1 Star when the newspaper clip is passed under January's door!!! Things are kicking up a notch!!!!!

-1 Star for when girl runs she runs right in the direction of where she needs to run to find what she finds, and then dude knows exactly which direction she did run in order to catch her

+1 Star for the painting, and for the 'treatment' by the sister!!

+1 Star for the ending....it could have gone either way, but the ending was well done and appropriate from one side!

7/10

A thriller mystery movie with a cool storyline. Good enough to see once or twice.

Acting: 5 Story: 4 Production values: 3 Suspence - thriller level: 6 Action:0 Mystery - unknown: 7 Romance level: 2 Film noir ~ neo noir density: 5 Comedy elements: 0 Overall: 3

Well this was a rare thriller, one that actually game thrills. It had a fresh idea that kept me guessing right up to it's end. This movie is well worth a watch.

I ended up quite liking this more than I thought I was going to. When it started and I saw the general picture quality (very indi) I was a little deterred, but that does not a bad movie make.

The story was engaging with the help of a decently good plot with twists and turns along the way with some pretty stellar performances. The casting director really killed it with this ensemble.

I do wish that when the big reveal comes at the end, it wasn't just a story being told within a flashback sequence, felt like a bit of a shortcut/ cop out. Regardless, this one was pretty good guys, well done. Would recommend.

One the silliest movies I've ever seen. It's so simple and waste of time. It could be better if the director had tried a bit more.

This movie is slow to get into the creepy stuff, but it's faster then one I previously reviewed called "Restraint." This is the kind of movie you watch when you want something that takes time to get you invested in the characters, and then slowly amps up the creepiness level, until it gets disturbing, and eventually violent.

Recommended if you are in that headspace right now. This is one of the better ones on Prime. Convincing acting from every character creates an environment where you are really invested.

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