 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. So this is for the 2020 release Boys from County Hell Now this is a shutter exclusive and it's coming to shutter on Thursday, April 22nd So since I'm releasing this before it comes out and since it's a newer film No spoilers on this, but I will talk about a little bit of thematic something or other But it doesn't really ruin anything for the film Now this is an interesting one because this is kind of one of those films that you don't you don't experience stuff Like this all that often that once you break it down this film is actually Better than the sum of its parts basically like when I was breaking it down and looking at it while I was watching it I was like this is good. This is okay. This is good You know kind of breaking all the pieces down and talking about different aspects of it, which I will in a minute, but There's something else that when all that just comes together It's better and feels better than it actually should be based off How it is broken down. It's weird it the best way I can probably put it is that this film just has a charisma to it It's very charismatic Excuse me. It's very charismatic. I think one of the main driving Components of that may be the characters like you actually feel the characters are very realistic You like the characters the acting is really well done And I actually feel like they kind of take those characters to the next level the actors do and kind of imbue Them with even more which you know, I'll talk a little bit more about that in a minute But let's talk about you know the the main stuff here written and directed by Chris Baugh who did the film bad day for the cut This was actually based on a short film now the synopsis of this is and I'm gonna be as vague as I can here But this is none of this is spoiler so set in Ireland so there are accents some people may have a hard time keeping up I know some people have problem keep keeping up with Scottish Irish and English accents My father has a hard time with just English accents, but if you watch enough of those films you catch them So some people may have problems, but it takes place in Ireland And it's basically kind of a small sleepy town that has a tourist aspect to it that is built into some horror lore and Some friends who live there and one friend in particular who it focuses on Who is kind of a little bit aimless in life and then something in town happens? And some people need to rise to the occasion and that's where I'm gonna leave that now I will say that this film starts to have a bit of a feel like it's gonna be like Shaun of the dead It really starts to have that feeling, but it's not it's totally it's different a different thing There is a comedic aspect to it, but it's not Nearly to the level that Shaun of the dead is so it walks this interesting line of having comedic moments But also feeling very much like it's just very horror Serious horror driven so it's interesting and like I said, it's just it's got this kind of intangible charisma to the film Where like I'm not gonna rate it unbelievably high, but I really liked it. I really had fun with it I really enjoyed the film So anyway, there's in unbelievably intriguing setup in the very beginning right before the beginning credits start happening that Really is an attention grabber. I really like that aspect of the film It just starts like boom and you're just like I got to stick around and figure out where this goes and trust me Do that because it's worth it for sure They take old lore like I was saying before but they have fun with it because they put their own twist on this old Lore and you'll see what I mean and the little twist that they put on it I think it's actually pretty smart and ingenious and it works That's one of the big things when you're taking some older stuff that kind of has been done a lot in horror I'm always looking for put your own flavor on it. What are you doing with it? And these this guy ball Chris ball Chris. Yes. Okay. I just want to make sure I got it right Chris ball Really put it in a his own twist on it and I appreciate that I thought it was very interesting and for that reason you kind of feel like you don't necessarily know exactly where things are gonna Go with the film, which is a very welcome feeling when watching films that kind of touch on these types of subjects So I enjoyed it Oh And because it is shot in Ireland obviously all the outside shots look beautiful because it's a lush green place It's beautiful. There's a really fun soundtrack to this I think that's one of the other things that kind of adds to that overall charismatic Charismatic aspect to the film. It's more of kind of like contemporary rock kind of driven music. So it's like upbeat. It's fun It's it's a good time. I love the soundtrack with it. It matches. What's going on, too There are a few scenes with some noticeably unstable camera work which bothers me, but there's not too much of that It's just here and there and it's not consistent like a film like violation where they just That was that was hard to watch because of that It's just something I noticed because I always give the good and the bad with these films. So yeah, just something I noticed There's something that comes out of nowhere that legitimately startled me In this film like I wasn't prepared for it, but I like that I love that that something caught me off guard and actually there are a few jump scares in this that actually got me which it's hard to do and part of it is because there's a large Discrepancy between the normal volume level of you know Where characters are talking and normal things are happening and then when things get tense or something surprising happens It was a big discrepancy So it really just like blast your eardrums, which I don't like that But I think it does help in actually making jump scares work So it's this kind of like good and bad aspect of things But I did find myself numerous times having to kind of adjust the volume on my laptop because I was doing it with headphones in Yeah, just having to reach over and you know hit that button to take the volume down and then put it back up when people were talking So I don't like that audio discrepancy I've never have but some people aren't really bothered by it actually pride most people aren't really bothered by it But it's just a me thing The characters are really well-written and their interactions and their relationships feel very real the characters feel real real Their relationships feel real the things they say to each other feel real. That's good script writing That is someone who knows how to develop create and Bring to life actual characters and dialogue is not easy to write either so Kudos on that. There is some solid comedy. Like I said, there's a little bit of comedy to it There's some stuff that look you're like, you know, it's kind of supposed to be funny, but it's not really funny But when it's not funny, it doesn't kill anything It's not one of those things where like when the comedy doesn't hit You're like and it takes you out of it because I've seen plenty of movies like that It doesn't try too hard the the ones that the the lines that I know were kind of supposed to be comedic But they weren't funny to me just end up blending in as like kind of normal Banter that these characters have so you just move past it if it didn't really land for you. So that's good There's some see. Oh, I already talked about that my apologies Even when not much is happening. It has a fun playful feel to the film This goes back to that whole charismatic charisma thing and partially the Soundtrack really contributing to that. There's one particular thing a character does that does not make sense There are a few there's one big thing but there are a few moments in the film where characters do things that do not actually make sense and have to basically be chalked up to being stupid or just because or Being in a tough situation or I don't know but there were a few kind of things like that one thing that's kind of big in particular that was like I I Really don't see anyone actually doing that in this situation So it's a real big stretch, but I move past it because the film is fun The actors enhance their roles like I said I feel like they really took the characters and took them to a next to the next level It's not just the writing of the characters and their dialogue and relationships I think the actual actors like really really really brought it together There are some well utilized shots with something happening in the foreground and the background at the same time I love when filmmakers can pull that off We're like you're focusing on something in the foreground and then all of a sudden you kind of see something happening in the background That's not being focused on but it's important to the film There are a few of those moments in the film and they're done. Well, and I love those types of things So and I will say overall directing nice cinematography. Nice. I dig it There's something a character does at the very end of this that I really don't know how to feel about Because on one hand, it's a very unique thing that they did that I've never seen anyone do in a film before But on the other hand, I feel like it's stupid And not like a funny stupid or anything. I just felt like it was stupid stupid So like I felt conflicted when I had these thoughts in my mind because I'm like I feel like I have to give Points for doing something. I've never seen before and it's very it's a unique thing to do So good job on coming up with something new, but it's dumb and I don't really like it necessarily So somehow that brought me like kind of to the midpoint and I felt like I don't know how to feel about this It's weird. I'd be interested to see what other people think it's at the very end of the film pretty much You'll know what I'm talking about. It's something that you definitely don't see coming in the film And you're just like okay, so go ahead and put in the comments because spoilers in the comments. That's fine So it's an overall story arc that's been done a lot in horror So there isn't much new there But that said it's a fun time. This goes back to that whole thing. I've been repeating numerous times There's a charisma to the film Everything just comes together. It's better than the sum of its parts somehow and I just it's hard to explain The other thing is they have some good practical effects to it. There's some good gore to it And um, yeah, there's just some good ideas that play in this film and honestly I would watch more films like this By the same writer director. So chris ball Nice job. I enjoyed it. So out of five stars with half stars in play. I told you I can't go nuts on it I'm gonna give it a three star rating. It is a three star film But it's a fun three star film like I've given films three stars before Because I'm like I recognize that this is a well done film and technically it's very good and blah, blah, blah But I was I wasn't huge on it. This is one where it's it's a three star film But I definitely recommend it And I had a fun time with it and I probably watch it again too. 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