PREVENGE is another one-note film from Alice Lowe, who wrote and directed as well as starring in the production. She's essentially playing the same character as her one in SIGHTSEERS, with the twist that she's heavily pregnant (as was Lowe during the shoot). She also happens to be a schizophrenic who hears her unborn baby telling her to kill people, and she complies.
I read that Lowe wrote the script in three days and it doesn't surprise me. The premise is lightweight and tired and the events that play out are deeply predictable. The direction is a little better than I expected but Lowe's unpleasant performance is severely detrimental to your enjoyment of the movie. This feels very much like a low rent copy of the better Hong Kong horror flick DREAM HOME. The best thing about PREVENGE are the cameos from genuinely good performances like Gemma Whelan, Kate Dickie, and Jo Hartley.
I read that Lowe wrote the script in three days and it doesn't surprise me. The premise is lightweight and tired and the events that play out are deeply predictable. The direction is a little better than I expected but Lowe's unpleasant performance is severely detrimental to your enjoyment of the movie. This feels very much like a low rent copy of the better Hong Kong horror flick DREAM HOME. The best thing about PREVENGE are the cameos from genuinely good performances like Gemma Whelan, Kate Dickie, and Jo Hartley.