Review : Inbred (2011)

Yeah the cover rocks!!

Four young offenders and their two do gooder caretakers go to a remote English village for a team building exercise. But to their horror a minor row with the locals escalates far beyond their imagination and things turn utterly bloody and vicious........


British horror. A subject i am very weak in. So to overcome that weakness i decided to go for this. And the title had a big effect on me. Cos i expected a kind of hillybilly action a la Wrong Turn and Hills Have Eyes. But unfortunately the only thing common between those movies and this was the blood and gore. And with this being the British version of the mutants they definitely had more charm and likeability to them. And with that accent its impossible not to root for them sometime. Like Rob Zombie's Spaulding and co this has a small band of likeable creepies which sing and blow up people in the same breath. Years of inbreeding has deformed them physically and mentally. And as the outsiders arrive it looks like its only a matter of getting a chance before they would be brutalized. And unfortunately the outsider group isnt much better and two of them do something and thats the start of a chain reaction which is bloody and gory as hell. But isnt as enjoyable. But good enough for some entertainment. Some uncomfortable political and racial comments are passed in the movie which frankly i didnt get. Atleast most of them. But i've heard English weren't as happy about it. So it can be a difficult movie to watch for many. Torture porn with not a good story..... And also the comedy tag which frankly i don't know why was attached to the movie. Its a mean and bloody business. Maybe there's a touch of fun to some scenes but that's hardly Comic horror thing. But anyways lets move on....


 Director Alex Chandon comes back after a decade long hiatus. His last film being Cradle Of Fear which I didnt see but have heard that its pretty good. This you may argue would be much better than the last outing. But the story that he co wrote with Paul Shrimpton isnt anything which you'll remember for long. Horror thrives on the remembrance factor. Means you see a scary scene and somewhere in your life you'll suddenly remember and get freaked out. I would freak out if i did go to West Virginia backwoods or the hills of the Hills Have Eyes fame. But I don't think you'd mind visiting Yorkshire. The people are unbelievably crazy. There's no why to it. They are just doing it. And the characters aren't good themselves and they are more stupid than most horror movies. And the girl is super quiet even as one of the inbreds makes moves on her. I don't think offenders are such quiet people that they won't shout or fightback. But anyway the story is simple enough but without any whys. The offenders vandalize the trains, the mobiles are hidden in godforsaken places, and the people are meaner than mean. And to top it all they enact Hostel 2 type shows where people see others being tortured and killed. Though the kills are brilliant and bloody. It makes the scenes worthwhile. Animals have been used a lot. Also in a porn magzine where faces of women are replaced by that of animals. Quiet sick. So even if the story may feel weak the creative kill scenes and some funny quips keep you entertained. But you won't remember this one for too long....

The Three Musketeers!! 

There are some new names on the acting front. Atleast for me. James Doherty(Jeff) and Jo Hartley(Kate) are the standout from the victim group. They are the caretakers with a different attitudes and commendably do the jobs which is required of them. Though Jo looks like with the women with a mean streak the movie fails to deliver on that promise. Nobody is capable of fighting back a monstrous and mean horde pf people who cut and kill people by using animals or cleavers. But she does try and is many times better than the useless always crying other female lead Nadine Rose(Sam). The black dude played by Terry Haywood and the spiteful Dwight played Chris Waller do their job. Though they are packed asap. But the one's who steal the show and your heart is Seamus O Neill and his band of merry murderers. Rob Zombie clearly has inspired him. They sing a very catchy song and wager on how the victim will be killed considering there are mines and traps all over the place. And there's the bar : The Dirty Hole where both the groups come face to face for the first time. And the second time the action starts. Both times Seamus makes you feel the dread. He is just awesome. As the quiet helpful bartender and suddenly turning vicious and severing off the head of a caretaker. And with the help of his creepy son and gang they try the hardest but the story lets them down. So the acting front is much better than the direction and writing. Lets hope Alex gets it right the next time.

ATTITUDE. But the middle finger has been cut!!

 Camerawork is pretty good. And the CGI effect which people don't like a lot has been used a lot. The beautiful countryside has been captured brilliantly. And the CGI shows the ugly side that lives in that beautiful place. Edting is nice. But the pace of the movie is slow till the first kill. And 98 minutes is too much for this. 


HighTension Verdict: Looking for a no brainer horror with nothing new to offer but is entertaining with nothing to remember about than this is for you. The kills are amazing and its deliciously gory. But you won't be scared and you won't laugh. So its a flick which maybe defined as horror comedy but unfortunately isn't much of both. Anyways for a one time watch its mindblasting.


HighTension Meter: 6/10.


BEST Quote:

"They came in peace, they left in pieces"