Let Me Make You A Martyr
Directed by Corey Asraf, John Swab
In this brutal, complex thriller, two adopted siblings named Drew and Junebug fall in love and decide to take revenge on their abusive father, a crime boss whose power hinges on his drug trade. But when dear old Dad catches wind of their plans, he hires a vicious hitman (brilliantly played by Marilyn Manson) to put the kibosh on the kiddies’ scheme. Corey Asraf and John Swab’s seriously scary slog through a depraved criminal underworld is more deserving of insta-cult classic status than any movie we’ve seen all year. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE.
Two adopted siblings decide to get revenge on their abusive father in this brutal thriller.
Cast: Marilyn Manson, Mark Booner Junior, Sam Quartin
Member Reviews
fuck you haters! this shit is great!
not reqlly q horror movie TBH
Terrible. How a script can somehow be overwritten and painfully obtuse is a stumper, but this succeeds at that. Everything about it screams self-congratulatory film student. And I'm not sure why everyone keeps touting Manson's performance as the best aspect, he's not good. The final scene is awful. A pointless creation.
Some good visuals, good acting, good sound. Unfortunately the movie is confusing and aimlessly dour to the degree that its difficult to suss out the plot or even effectively see a lot of the scenes. Normally, a plot not making literal sense would be ok with me, movies are a visual medium and a good sense of mood trumps narrative coherence in my book, but this movie seemed to have a coherent plot, it was just hidden under cliche framing system and excessive nonlinear editing. The acting is good, and the style is wiry and enjoyable, if this was recut to make sense and have a more conventional narrative arc, I think it could be really entertaining. As it is, it has a somewhat conventional plot that's hidden behind a smokescreen of meaninglessly pretentious editing.
Slow. Disappointing. Had potential to be a some-what decent movie; but failed to deliver!