Hellions

IFC Midnight | Release Date: September 18, 2015

4.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Ratings

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WJSFeb 12, 2016

This film definitely has its creepy moments of horror, and some pretty cool cinematography and design elements, but unfortunately it has a very contrived narrative and just seems to go on endlessly. It's the longest 1 hour and 20 minutes inThis film definitely has its creepy moments of horror, and some pretty cool cinematography and design elements, but unfortunately it has a very contrived narrative and just seems to go on endlessly. It's the longest 1 hour and 20 minutes in film history which is a shame, because I've liked some of Bruce McDonald's previous films, especially Hard Core Logo.… Expand

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DirigiblePulpDec 12, 2016

This is some trippy, dream-like metaphor for the fear of young parenthood. Little kids terrorizing a 17 year old who just found out she's pregnant. Does this whole thing take place in her head? It's presented as such, and even if it's not,This is some trippy, dream-like metaphor for the fear of young parenthood. Little kids terrorizing a 17 year old who just found out she's pregnant. Does this whole thing take place in her head? It's presented as such, and even if it's not, you know from the way things unfold there's not much reality to the proceedings. This film should basically be a pure atmospheric horror ride but it's too much in the main character's head, a head we don't know that well and we know isn't that important beyond the type it represents anyway.

It's hard to find a tangible connection with this film and I found it hard to engage with the "terror" scenes outside a passing interest in the way they were shot and assembled. They didn't engage me, and in a non-cerebral film like this that's basically a death knell.… Expand

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