I have seen a lot worse than Heartless. You could see some thought went into this and its not just a run of the mill US slasher movie where air head boring teenagers have sex then get dispatched in various ways. The first thing that attracted me to the movie was the story - which was described as a group of hoodies going round killing people wearing demon masks but the main character really thinks they really are demons running amok in London! Sounds good to me. However that is a very bare bones watered down version of what turns out to be a complicated film with a few plot threads running all at once. I found this to be a bit much as we basically have a guy born with a huge birth mark across his face finds mixing difficult, is lonely and frustrated with his life. There are also signs he has tried to commit suicide in the past. His father died years back and he lives and seems very close to his mother. There is of course the hoodies with the demon faces, the meeting with the devil to make a deal to rid him of his birthmark, the little girl that helps him and calls him 'dad',the love story with the girl from Harry Potter, the grizzly tasks he is asked to commit as part of the deal, the side story of his brothers son and the drug baron with the claws on his arm ... It felt like it started as one film and ended another which shows the flow wasn't quite there. I will say this - it is really well shot and directed. The guy that plays the 'devil' was really good. The main actor was pretty good and so was the music. However like this review its confusing, patchy and I feel with a little more focus could have been better. Like I said I've seen worse and overall it was satisfying.
Review of Heartless
