Screenplay:
Mark L. SmithCinematography:
Sean O'DeaComposer:
Evan GoldmanCast:
Troian Bellisario, Kate Burton, Blake Robbins, Lexi DiBenedetto, Diana Hopper, Caitlin Carmichael, Toby Huss, Peter Michael Goetz, Bailey Noble, Ivar Brogger (more)VOD (1)
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Ten-year-old Lucie flees from the isolated warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Deeply traumatized, she is plagued by awful night terrors at the orphanage that takes her in. Her only comfort comes from Anna, a girl her own age. Nearly a decade later and still haunted by demons, Lucie finally tracks down the family that tortured her. As she and Anna move closer to the agonizing truth, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare if they cannot escape, a martyr's fate awaits them... (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
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If it was an original film, Martyrs, by the brothers Goetz, could have deserved an average rating with lamentations of a wasted potential, but as a remake it’s the definition of offensive laziness. An excellent film that’s been devoid of style and all its sharp edges. An almost incredible softening up in every sense, which is exactly what shouldn’t happen with Martyrs, given the premise that moves the plot. All the changes in the story from the original (minimal in the first half, which dully and blandly follows the footsteps of the original twist, and a bit more in the second half) are for the worse; none of the creative decisions could overcome the final impression. It’s such a pointless and useless film that the creators, who didn’t have a very bad début with Scenic Route, have lost any sympathy that I could have even felt for them. Because if someone has signed up for this, it’s clear that they don’t care at all about artistic self-expression.
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Once again, the utter pointlessness of remakes has been proven. This is a film that has no justification for being made. It's not better, and it doesn't approach the subject differently. On the contrary, it takes away a lot from it, turning what could be quite profound into something very shallow, merely pretending to be profound. Definitely see the original movie instead because the remake is worthless.
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I don't mind remakes, but this was terrible. A remake of Martyrs wouldn't stand up as a standalone movie, unfortunately. The very first flaw is that the remake perfectly copies the original, it doesn't add anything innovative, on the contrary, it takes away from the atmosphere, intensity and gore; this movie makes no sense. One star for a pretty nice skinning, otherwise more or less everything is out of focus and the cheaper look didn't make a positive impression on me either. Very bad. 15%.
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