Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Birth of a killer

Alleluia (2014)

Directed by Fabrice Du Welz this film stars Lola Duenas, Laurent Lucas, Helena Noguerra and Setphane Bissot. A middle aged single mother falls in love with a con man who holds a strange sway over women and she quickly becomes deranged.

If you like the bizarre and the macabre then this is a film for you, if not then it might be best to stay clear. I really enjoyed the dark, ambiguous nature of this film and there is something very off putting about watching the protagonist slip into childish jealousy. There are good performances from the cast and the direction holds a slightly off tone through out without going over the top.


4/5

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