Heartless

Name: Heartless
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: November 19, 2010
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 58

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: November 19, 2010

Summary: Jamie Morgan, born with a disfiguring birthmark across his face, is an outcast in rough East London. While wandering abandoned yards taking photographs, he comes across a gang of thugs and soon discovers that they are something other than human. He then is led into a Faustian deal that will see him become a party to the terrifying chaosJamie Morgan, born with a disfiguring birthmark across his face, is an outcast in rough East London. While wandering abandoned yards taking photographs, he comes across a gang of thugs and soon discovers that they are something other than human. He then is led into a Faustian deal that will see him become a party to the terrifying chaos around him. (IFC Film)… Expand

Director: Philip Ridley

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Runtime: 114 min

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Clark Collis

Dec 12, 2010

Unpredictability isn't this horror film's strength, but it's stylishly crafted and excellently acted, and it boasts an abundance of heart in every sense of the word. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Dec 12, 2010

There's more mood than matter here, but suspenseful atmospherics effectively distract from minor plot holes. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Dec 12, 2010

With erratic success, Heartless tries a number of different veins-urban fairy tale with "There was no magic, it was you all along" twist, supernatural family drama-but it's on firmest footing as a macabre comedy. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Dec 12, 2010

A supernatural take on "Death Wish" meets "Faust," Heartless is an uneasy mixture of B-movie shocks, social commentary and sentimentality that shows a potent imagination at work. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Dec 12, 2010

Best appreciated for its sustained creepy vibe and sporadically arresting images, Heartless moves from one outré moment to another, from one self-conscious allusion to the next ("Donnie Darko" and "Taxi Driver"). It doesn't go anywhere special or much of anywhere, though it goes there in appreciably icky style. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

Dec 12, 2010

Effective jump-shocks and a strong turn from Eddie Marsan mask an over-complicated last act. Read full review

Cliff Doerksen

Dec 11, 2010

This is the art-house equivalent of a Clive Barker splatterfest, punctuated by mildly amusing stabs at Lynchian absurdity and compromised by an incoherent plot twist that would leave M. Night Shyamalan rolling his eyes. Read full review

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HighPriestesa

May 18, 2014

This is so sweet and heartbreaking. I love that it's not predictable. There's room for so much improvement but I digg it. Give it a shot and be open minded.

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rotku

Jul 3, 2011

Poor British horror which promises much but never develops into anything more than a mixed up gore fest who's plot has many branches but never ties up any of them into a coherent storyline leading to an experience which leaves you feeling cheated.

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