FeistyUpper
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Bluebell Alcock
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
music_lovor
This was a horrific watch. I would never recommend it to anyone. I understand some people have a different taste but this was not a horror.
I have way too many questions after watching this.
Why would you be friends with someone as crazy as Lucie, shes scarey as hell and gets u into trouble.
Why would u go help your murderous friend?
If u need to help her why would you insist on staying in the house?
Why would you stay even after she killed herself?
Why would you call ur mom from that house?
Why would you go to the basement? And the reinforced trap door?
And thats only the beginning of my questions.I felt sick. It was horrific, which im sure was the aim. But all of that for what, nothing..
Its a whole load of torture for nothingIt didnt even have a satisfying end
RileyOnFilm
Gore and blood are the hallmark of horror films. In this case, they are definitely present. In fact, this film fits nicely into the category of films that has been emerging in past decades called "body horror." IN truth, it's one of the best. A movie that visits pain or disfigurement on its characters and makes you think, "I hope that never happens to me," qualifies as body horror. You can feel, in a sense, what is happening to the protagonist as if it were happening to you.Yes, we definitely can categorize this as body horror. Through a good part of the beginning in fact, I began to think it was just that but I was so mistaken. There are "people vs. the establishment" themes going on here. There is an empathetic look at suffering, especially of women. There is a supernatural aspect that for me was never really "fleshed out" but certainly got me thinking. I have a word to the wise if you haven't yet seen this film and plan to: Go in knowing there is a story but let all your expectations fall away. This film attacks victimization and vengeance in an all new way I can guarantee exists nowhere else in horror.Something should be said about this original film: it's following remake is nothing like it and should only be seen after the original. Read only non spoiler reviews and the IMDb summary before seeing it. Body horror fans and standard horror fans must see this film, it is glorious.
Dan Franzen (dfranzen70)
The synopsis for Martyrs on Netflix (where it is not yet available, even on DVD) indicates that the movie's about a young woman who enlists the aid of her longtime friend to exact revenge on the couple who imprisoned and tortured her when she was a kid. But that covers only about the first twenty minutes of this gory thriller. Then stuff gets weird.First, a disclaimer. As I was watching this movie, I realized I really didn't like it. I just didn't get it. Didn't know why the plot was moving forward. Wasn't the revenge over? And then the third act finally arrived. And when I went to bed, I still didn't like it, but I was wavering. When I woke up the next morning, I had to admit to myself that it was a pretty good movie after all.In a sense, the plot isn't quite linear. We first see the women getting the revenge. But then the focus shifts from the original victim, Lucie (Mylene Jampanoi), to her friend Anna (Morjana Alaoui), who herself becomes a victim of immeasurable suffering. It's like watching the events that probably happened to Lucie play out with Anna. I started to wonder what the point or the endgame was. Was this just for the sake of bloodletting? The answer lies in the title. I certainly can't tell you why, as that would spoil the surprise. But if you do take the time to watch this movie – and beware, it's in French, and the version I saw was dubbed, not subtitled – try to stick with it. It'll give you something to think about, if nothing else.
Dsuarezmlc12
The movie has a plot that it is shoddy at best and only needs ten minutes of screen time to portray it. Its lauded by some as such a good movie but has plot holes and doesn't seem to advance at all while only dragging on. Some will say I missed the point but movies like No Country for Old Men which is an in depth character study, Manchester by the Sea which explores humanity, Pulp Fiction which is a craft in more ways than one, etc. all convey their message and craft excellently. This movies is part horror, part torture-porn, part existential film. It tries to have some deep meaningful message which depending on the way you look at it is just gonna make you mad. I'm not saying that it should have ended more jovially but it doesn't give you anything to hold on to, really, just the images but not a message or a plot. Sure this movie will stick with you and make you feel depressed and question humanity but it does so in a similar way that a ten minute real life gory video will. If all it pretends to be is a movie that makes you see how ugly humanity is, like i said, ten minutes would have been enough. It throws in a shamble of a plot an some kind of allegedly meaningful ending but its just a big balloon full of hot air. A pretentious film that acts like it is more than it actually is. There are other movies labeled as pretentious that actually have a coherent message and strong plot and strong character study, this has none of that and ill stop now before this gets any longer.
