The Unwanted (2014)

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Taken a very wild and alarmingly disrespectful interpretation of Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" this horrible movie takes a turn for the worst of the worst. Out of all the interpretations this one has gone where no adaptation has gone before, it has stomped and spitted all over the original story.A southern tale of religion, lesbianism, self-cutting, discrimination, cold blood murder, it has NOTHING to do with the Vampire novella it was supposed based upon.But it goes to great lengths to trick you it does, like keeping the names Laura and Carmilla, even the Karstein last name, which apparently to these amateurs is enough to say "based upon"... no, it's not.This waste of tape goes thru so many genres like crime, suspense, horror, romance, semi-vampire story... it jut can't find its place where it wants to belong.It doesn't have any suspense at all, all the plot twists are obvious from the first minute, it was filmed, written and produced by amateurs and provocateurs that think audiences are so stupid to praise a movie just because it has an explicit sexual scene, they might have thought that raising the bar on the nudity would make people forget the garbage they just watched... well, it did not.The plot is all over, the characters are badly written, horribly acted, the story doesn't even resemble "Carmilla" at all. One thing is to make a modern adaptation of the source material and another very different thing is to insult it and spit all over it.As if the filmmakers have sat down and said "What is the worst possible insult we deliver to Carmilla and the fans of the novel?" And they came up with such an abomination.This "movie" has no redeeming qualities, waste of time, waste of tape.Please do not watch this filth, friends don't let friends watch "The Unwanted"

In this Southern Gothic retelling of Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story 'Carmilla,' a young drifter (Christen Orr) arrives in a rural town seeking the whereabouts of the mother she never knew. When she becomes sexually involved with an emotionally fragile waitress (Hannah Fierman), she exposes the secret of her mother's disappearance and incites the wrath of the girl's overprotective father (William Katt).William Katt was a nice catch. He has been thrilling audiences for decades, and obviously has the horror credibility with "Carrie" and "House". (More people should also see "Big Wednesday".) The quality of the film is good, even if the acting at times is only mid-level. For what is probably a very low budget film, one should not expect so much. What may be a draw for some are the lesbians aspects. Far more than earlier versions of "Carmilla", this film makes that stuff explicit. Not gratuitous or pornographic, but certainly no secret.

I started watching this movie on Netflix without having any idea what I was about, and I suspect that is the best way to watch it. Then the vampire twist part way through, while somewhat foreshadowed, is still rather surprising and pleasantly shocking.Hannah Fierman is the stand out performer as Laura, the young woman fascinated by the drifter Carmilla (Kristen Orr in an understated performance). William Kat is the least convincing, chewing the scenery as Laura's semi-psychotic father.The movie works in its own right as a modern Gothic, ad is also a retelling (rather loosely) of Carmilla that vampire aficionados will appreciate. The movie starts rather slow but the narrative and cinematography built towards an evocative and visually compelling ending.

Inspired by the Joseph Seridan LeFanu's famed Gothic novella, The Unwanted is a suspense filled thriller. A young woman, Carmilla (Christen Orr) comes to a rural town seeking the truth about her mother. She crosses paths with an emotionally unstable young woman Laura (Hannah Fierman) who serves as the key to the mystery of her pursuits. Unfortunately an overprotective father Keith (Robert Hatch) creates a barrier to the truth. This movie has many twists and turns and keeps you on your seat as the action unfolds. As the movie pierces the surface, it stirs up some unforeseen tensions. Lynn Talley plays a believable vulnerable torn woman in Karen and even though local Atlanta actress Kylie Brown shares few lines as Millarca Karnstein ( the lost mother) the emotion is raw and real. I saw this movie as part of the Atlanta Film Festival and enjoyed seeing many local Atlanta landmarks. This movie keeps you going as you discover what happen to mommy dearest.