"Killing Ariel" Review - Written by Anthony T

Killing Ariel
Year: 2009
Directors: Fred Calvert, David J Negron Jr
Studio: MTI Home Video
Stars: Michael Brainard, Axelle Grelet, Joseph Gatt
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 86 Mins
Official Website: http://www.killingariel.com/




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Rick is a contently married man, who is mysteriously attacked, by a female demon. After the attack, he finds a beautiful young woman named Ariel. They go off to an isolated house for a weekend of sex and fun. Rick’s weekend takes a turn for the worse, when Rick accidently kills Ariel. Soon he finds out that she won’t stay dead, as she was the demon that attacked him. It’s driving him insane that she won’t stay dead. This leads Rick into a world of madness, adultery, lust, and murder that might take his mind and his sanity. .

“Killing Ariel” is a surprisingly haunting film that has many twist and turns. Directors, Fred Calvert and David J Negron Jr. did a great job with the direction and production aspects, as this film looked like it was professionally made. It helped create the dark atmosphere that surrounds this film, which helped creates tension for the viewer. The acting was very good here, as the directors do a very good job making the performances very dark, as it make you invested in the performances.

Beside the direction, there are two key points, to why this film success. First, the lead performances were very good. In a horror film, one of the things that you need for your film is for the performances to be good. The performances here were very good. Both Michael Brainard and Axelle Grelet did a great job working together. I thought they had very good chemistry with each other, as each of their performances helped make the film better, as they played off of each other very well, which make the film more entertaining to watch.

Calvert screenplay is the other key point to the film success, as it’s has many twists that lead to its shocking ending. One of the things that keeps your interest, the way Calvert develops his two main characters. I liked how he doesn’t rush the action, as it allowed the characters to develop and keeps the story off balance. That’s needed for a horror film, in order for it to be successful, as I’ve seen many horror films that deliver the violence, but overuses it to the point that it makes the story suffer and comes off as a hack and slash film. Thankfully it’s not the case here, as it’s used as part of the story. He also does a very good job creating suspense, within the story. Calvert does that by spends its time by going into the main character’s state of mind. He explores that, because its keeps you guessing if this is real or taking place in the character’s mind. It helps add tension and makes you engage with the suspense.

“Killing Ariel” is a horror film that keeps you on the edge, as it’s suspenseful and shocking.

Review Rating: Four Stars