I completely dismissed this film upon seeing the posters on our trams; it gave me a very Twilight vibe... The quote "Pretty in Pink meets Wolf Creek" made me avoid it even further until a friend of mine told me it was a fairly decent Aussie horror. A few minutes in I knew it was more than just decent, the characters were set up brilliantly and the cinematography was nothing short of stunning. The character development is so well done at the beginning that I nearly forgot it was about to turn into a horror, and that's rare these days. When we get's into the grit of the film it is fairly disturbing, though at times it's humor tends to make it even more unsettling as opposed to funny. My one qualm about this film is although it is set in Melbourne's outer suburbs, and we do sense that the Australian setting plays a part in the film, the characters themselves however do not feel distinctively Australian. We have a boozing goth chick, a couple of metal head stoners, and these could just as easily be set in the US. Then again our cultures aren't that dissimilar to begin with :p
Whilst browsing for the film's poster I stumbled upon this:
Doesn't the font look almost the same? Anyway I do hope that films such as 'The Loved Ones' do better on DVD (as it's run at the cinemas was fairly poor). It has made it's run on the international film festival circuit and has received grave reviews, let's hope this gives first time director Sean Byrne more cred to make another beautifully shot and directed film.
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