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4/10
"Plodding" is an egregious understatement
ranwulfs11 June 2024
I'm not entirely sure what in the world was going on here. Apparently a young lesbian must go to the countryside and wear her mother's armor and fight off some sort of demon thing that's cursed her family for generations. Or maybe not. I'm not sure how said armor remained unrusted sitting in a box in a basement for 20 years, unoiled and unpolished, but nevermind that. I like the idea of someone pulling the St George routine in our modern era, and there was a lot that could have been done with this story had a better director and writer been in charge - maybe explore the family history, or better define what the monster-thing is. The acting could have been worse tbh, so there's that. But the whole story starts slow then slows down more and finally comes to a shuddering halt, all while accompanied by some of the worst cinematic music I've heard since the '80s. I rented this for $6 from Amazon Prime, and I feel like I should get at least $5 back. I really wouldn't waste either the time or money on this film if I were you.
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5/10
Some Symbols deserve to be more
Charons_Nightmare11 June 2024
Warning: Spoilers
While "Wild Eyed and Wicked" is certainly not reinventing the wheel anew it's at least navigating around some by now tired pitfalls of the genre such as the reduction of narrative symbols to also being only symbols in a diagetic sense. I for one welcome the Monster being able to be the monster again and not just an allegorical or metaphorical one. Claws and Swords and dark woods and steep ravines to be conquered and bested.

The actors are all quiet competent and believable and the lighting is also sucseeding in capturing the emotional bandwith it tries to communicate. The musical choices for this movie could be better however.
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