Matriarch

Very disturbing at times! More of a chilling thriller than horror. I cried at the end and I rarely cry at movies.

It's not a movie for new Moms!!!! Had some twists and turns that I did not see coming. I watched it because someone said it was like Wolf Creek - this is much much much better!

And it does it not badly for a low budget movie. People seem to forget you should be reviewing the movie on its merits based on the budget and the acting and contrary to other reviewers i thought the two main actors were very good but Julie Hannan made the movie for me, she played the part perfectly.

Its a shame the director, producers, cast members had to fill the first 10 or so reviews with 10/10 shill reviews when all those accounts were created at the same time and have only one review its so transparent and its not needed as the movie is well above your average rubbish horror fare this year.

It does evoke the old Hammer House Of Horror feel and being as it is set in my home country of Scotland it offers something a little bit different. Yes some of the Scottish actors were a bit pants but good for a laugh especially the two "wallopers" in the tent scene.

Overall its better than it should be but its nowhere near more than 6/10 but its also not a 2 or 3 which is very unfair I think when this movie trumps most of the low budgeters that have come out of the USA this year and the UK English horror efforts!

Better than average 6 out of 10 for me!

Pleasantly surprised and highly entertained by this low budget gem.

The writer kind of leads you down the path a little, I was like, oh god this is so predictable! WRONG! Totally threw some serious curve balls and I was gripped.

My wife really liked it and this is seriously high praise as she easily gets bored if films don't keep 'giving'. I think women especially mothers will find themselves unable to look away due to the horrific scenario the mother-to-be gets into - she is also the hero and damn she goes through the mill but not in that standard horror victim way.

The evil family in this movie are so creepy and they often make you cringe.

Matriarch is great - a fresh horror / thriller / creepy mash up.

So.... as a Mom this movie certainly had an effect - parts were very hard to watch but it's one of those where you just can't look away. Its not gory or particularly violent more sinister, stirring and gritty.

The cinematography of Scotland is stunning also, in contrast to the subject matter. My husband and I were gripped by it.

The acting is very very good from the two leads. The pain and anguish of the main character is visceral and real.

A dark entertaining movie that has a real indie / European tone and vibe.

At a budget of $45,000 you can't get anymore indie than this. Matriarch will trade punches with a lot of multi-million dollar movies and put many to shame.

Matriarch shows a couple's desperate fight to stay alive while trapped in a remote farmhouse inhabited by an evil and sinister family.

Its a slick production, head and shoulders above most low budgets or indeed any micro budget I've ever seen. The acting is superb and highly realistic. And astonishingly there's some 'laugh-out-loud' moments.

Matriarch is not your average bloody horror or a jumpy fright fest, instead it burrows into your psyche with chilling nightmarish scenarios that are often hard to watch. It takes you to places where your mind doesn't want to go and is nothing short of an emotional roller coaster.

There is nothing scarier than being alone and lost in a place you don't know, but being held captive against your will is the stuff of nightmares.

Matriarch is a powerful horror / thriller film which builds on your own fears and plays with them in ways you won't expect. The movie is an original, thrilling and disturbing survival story which delves deep into the horrors of being stranded in a rural hell.

While many independent horror films take influence from elsewhere, Matriarch doesn't fit any particular mould, it finds its own niche on its own soil and runs with it.

Also worth mentioning that this movie was apparently shot for less than Blair Witch Project and in less time. An unbelievable achievement by the filmmakers which leads me to ask: what could they do if they get a decent budget? Ones to watch out for I think.

Matriarch is an impressive, thought-provoking film which leaves you wondering what would happen if you ended up in the same situation.