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3/4
Intelligent but uncomfortable viewing.
cockney0_1 - wrote on 08/06/2009
There is a trend among horror movie makers at the moment to tackle some really harsh and troubling subject matter, but in an intelligent and thought-provoking way. 'Martyrs' is one such example where what is happening on-screen is excruciating but at the same time very compelling, and never once does it feel exploitative or gratuitous in the same way that so many movies tackling similarly disturbing subject matter can, and 'Deadgirl' follows a similar path.
'Deadgirl' is the story of two teenage outcasts, Rickie (Shiloh Fenandez) and J.T. (Noah Segan), who decide to bunk off school and hang out in a derelict hospital. Whilst doing the normal teenage boy thing of drinking beer, smoking and general vandalism, the two friends get chased by a wild dog and end up getting lost amongst the …
