Australian horror is making a resurgence and Acolytes is at the head of the pack. There is nothing I didn’t like about this movie. It also serves as a prime example of why it’s so important to ignore IMDB reviews and discover a movie for yourself. I’ll leave my opinions on IMDB critics for another day, but basically, the negative reviews for Acolytes almost made me skip it, and that would’ve been a shame.

Acolytes starts out as a revenge tale – two boys are raped by a local bully and blackmail a serial killer to carry out their vendetta. It backfires on them and soon they find themselves battling for their own lives.

The suspense in Acolytes is intense and the jump scares are effective. The performances from the entire cast is above-par and although the movie is light on the gore, it doesn’t need it to be frightening. Very well done.

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slasherella on September 17th, 2009 | File Under Vendetta! Vendetta! Vendetta! | No Comments -