Truth or Dare (2012)

Too much of everything

One of my all time favorites.

Absolutely the worst movie.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I picked it up without taking much notice, the cover intrigued me, I expected a rather run of the mill US movie with the usual scares and thrills, and what I got was a rather classy British revenge horror thriller.The concept is very original, I love the story, I love the development of the characters and the story, and I was truly impressed by the ending, talk about twists and turns. You'll watch this without knowing which direction it's going in, there is so much to keep the viewer guessing.Very well acted by everyone, although the standout performances for me came from David Oakes and Jennie Jacques, they made the ending the highlight.You can't help but get into this film, and feel the sense of revenge develop. Original. 8/10

Director Robert Heath delivers a stunning character study within the horror film format and he does so with unequaled artistry and complete aplomb. A truly talented cast does remarkable work in delivering some power house performances, with Florence Hall sparkling like a super nova in what should be a break-out acting turn of incredible power. The tension is overwhelming as the story progresses but it's the insights regarding the nature of humanity and whether evil predominates that truly mesmerizes. Shocking in parts and even repellent at times, these elements are never gratuitous and always propel the film. The ultimate scene is a climax of such intensity that it must be viewed to be believed. This is an important film, one that in fact needed to be made, and one that deserves to be widely seen in a worldwide re-release.

After a student is publicly humiliated during a truth or dare party game, the assembled tormentors are surprised to be invited to his country retreat for a party…Yep! We are in familiar territory here, a bunch of annoying teenagers go out in the woods today and head for a big surprise. In fact the story twists quite early on and has great potential, landing the narrative in a sort of torture porn revenger universe, but the makers then rely far too heavily on this aspect and the dialogue is only matched in banality quotient by the plot holes.Even the brutality factor quickly gets boring, it's like covering for inadequacies elsewhere by thrusting the violence to the front to try and save the movie. However, it's not a total washout. There's a trio of jumping-bean performances that remain entertaining throughout their respective stays, and a flip-flop device has some worth even if we have absolutely no affinity for any of these people at all.A tough film to recommend to anyone but the staunchest torture porn/revenger fan, because ultimately it's failings elsewhere are hurtful to the audience's viewing experience. 4/10

This is a British movie about a group of teens who while at a party, play a game of 'Truth or Dare.' But the game gets out of hand when one of the party goers (Felix) is picked on by the other teens. A few months later they are all invited to a party that Felix is throwing at his parents mansion. But when they get there they are told the party is in a cabin further up the road. They arrive to find that Felix's brother is there instead, but where is Felix, and what does his brother have in store?And you wind up asking, "Who cares?" Is't really very boring stuff. Slow moving and silly.