The Unwanted

2014
1h 35m

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3.9/10

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William Katt and Hannah Fierman in The Unwanted (2014)

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Drama Horror Mystery Romance

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.... Read allIn 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),... Read allIn 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 ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

3.9/10

661

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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9veinglory

Unexpected treat

I started watching this movie on Netflix without having any idea what I was about, and I suspect that is the best way to watch it. Then the vampire twist part way through, while somewhat foreshadowed, is still rather surprising and pleasantly shocking.

Hannah Fierman is the stand out performer as Laura, the young woman fascinated by the drifter Carmilla (Kristen Orr in an understated performance). William Kat is the least convincing, chewing the scenery as Laura's semi-psychotic father.

The movie works in its own right as a modern Gothic, ad is also a retelling (rather loosely) of Carmilla that vampire aficionados will appreciate. The movie starts rather slow but the narrative and cinematography built towards an evocative and visually compelling ending.

4Patient444

Meh, Different.

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!

4jmbovan-47-160173

Slow movie offers mood but not much more.

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.

4DavidDirector123

What just happened?

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

Good acting/ good Director/ .

5dlmyst-29813

It was good until the last 15 mins at the end.

It was good until the last 15 mins at the end. This is when the movie didn't go as I expected it. Just as a note, this is not a vampire movie as the trailer makes it out to be. In other words, this title shouldn't be considered horror. Maybe a thriller but not horror. The two female actors had a lot of chemistry through out the movie. I really wish the ending was better though. So sad since the movie had a lot of potential.

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Millarca's name is actually an anagram of the name Carmilla. It's a nod to the gothic novella Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, which featured the vampire character Carmilla who also went by the name Mircalla (another anagram of Carmilla).