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Deadly Display
UK 2023
produced by Sam Mason-Bell, S.N. Sibley, Pete Bakewell (executive), Martin Maddicks jr (executive), Eryl Gavell (executive), Hill Burton (executive), John Lepper (executive), Adam Whyton (executive), Chace Whiton (executive), Donvan Smith (executive) for Celluloid God, Britsploitation Entertainment, HB Films, Trash Arts
directed by S.N. Sibley
starring Annabella Rich, Cy Henty, Jackson Batchelor, Phil Lyndon, Sonny Bar, Keeley-Jo Jupp, Simon Berry
written by S.N. Sibley
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Tess (Annabella Rich) has just had her first rehearsal with her
bandmate and ex (Jackson Batchelor) since he has dumbed her for another
woman. And even though rehearsal itself went great, for her it was a
rollercoaster fide, so when her dad (Phil Lyndon) calls her and asks her
to stick around the venue she has rehearsed at for a little while as he
might have found a buyer for it and wants her to host him till he
himself comes around, she's actually happy with this as it might be the
diversion she needs. And when she meets the prospective buyer, Edward (Cy
Henty), things go rather nicely at first, as he's a musician like her, and
he even offers her to become part of the club's life line-up. Everything
goes well really until he starts to talk about his wife, Alice (Keeley-Jo
Rupp), and how she died, leaving it open whether it was murder or
manslaughter. One certainly can't blame Tess for getting slightly creeped
out, but eventually she manages to kick him out. Only a few minutes later
he knocks at the door, acts all apologetic, and persuades her to let him
in under a pretense. And once they're alone inside the place again, he
shows his true colours - which are worse than what Tess could have ever
imagined ... This movie is pretty much a tour de force entirely
lying on the shoulders of its two leads, Annabella Rich and Cy Hendry, who
both give marvelous performances and can really make the emotional
rollercoasters their respective characters are on palpable. And the
scripts they're working from is pretty much relentless - but also
well-structured, and it affords the lead characters quite some depth,
while the direction and camerawork give the proceedings a very stylish
look that nevertheless doesn't distract from the emotional core of the
film and leaves the actors plenty of space to breathe. That all said, this
is quite a disturbing flim, and certainly not for everyone - but genre
fans most certainly won't be disappointed.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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