I cannot believe the month of October is two thirds of the way over. Only 11 days left until the clock strikes midnight. No time to waste, let's get to our next film. Prevenge is a British comedy/horror/slasher film written, directed, and starring Alice Lowe who has also appeared in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Sightseers which she also wrote. Alice plays Ruth a pregnant woman who goes on a spree of revenge kills after her husband dies in a mountain climbing accident. Lowe was eight months pregnant while making the film and her newborn daughter, just ten days old, made an appearance in the film as Ruth’s newborn baby.
The film also stars Jo Hartley (This Is England and Eddie the Eagle) as Ruth’s midwife. Also starring is Kayvan Novak, who played the vampire Nandor on FX’x What We Do in the Shadows, but here he plays Tom. Tom is one of the people Ruth blames for her husband’s death. Also co-starring is Katie Dickie (The Witch and The Green Knight), Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones and Emma), and Eileen Davies who has appeared in both British soap operas Coronation Street and Eastenders.
The main inspiration for the film is the unborn child who tells Ruth what to do. That usually includes murder. There are lots of kills here and lots of blood; especially in the scene where a guy gets his schween chopped off. *shiver* Originally over two hours (this version was never released to my knowledge) Lowe eventually edited it down to under 90 minutes. Prevenge was a pleasant surprise that I didn’t have very high expectations for. I was happy to be wrong here and for that I am pleased to give this three and a half emergency c-sections out of five.
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