Streaming Service: Shudder
Movie Name/Year: Martyrs Lane (2021)
Genre: Horror
Length: 96 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Production/Distribution: British Film Institute, Ipso Facto Productions, Sharp
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Director: Ruth Platt
Writer: Ruth Platt
Actors: Anastasia Hille, Catherine
Terris, Charlie Rix, Denise Gough, Donna Banya, Hannah Rae, Julie Barclay,
Kiera Thompson, Lianne Harvey, Sienna Sayer, Steven Cree
Blurb from IMDb: Leah, 10, lives in a large vicarage, full of lost souls and the needy. In the day the house is bustling with people; at night it is dark, empty, a space for Leah's nightmares to creep into. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon she will realise that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
Blurb from IMDb: Leah, 10, lives in a large vicarage, full of lost souls and the needy. In the day the house is bustling with people; at night it is dark, empty, a space for Leah's nightmares to creep into. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon she will realise that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
If a reference volume, listing shining examples of genre
films, is ever published, Martyrs Lane is
a shoo-in. It's a masterfully crafted, and understated, ghost story.
My only issue with Martyrs
Lane really isn’t even that big of a deal. The pacing seems a hair slower
than necessary in some places, but honestly, it could be intentional just to
draw out the suspense. That’s it. The entirety of this movie is executed with
subtlety and nuance. It’s not often you find that with films involving young
actors of the age range we see here.
Can we pause for a moment to also appreciate that Martyrs Lane provides tension and
suspense laced with thrills without the need for gore and carnage? I would say
that this horror movie is an example of a minimalist’s usage of all things bloody. If you are craving a splatter-fest, this isn’t the movie for you. If
you’re looking for the visual embodiment of an excellent campfire tale, you are
where you belong.
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – None
Metascore – None
Metacritic User Score – None
IMDB Score – 6.9/10
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating – 4/5
Trust the Dice Parental Advisory Rating – PG-13
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