Hellions

Great movie, but also very creepy. The ending music is by far the creepiest part of this movie

I did like the movie, and I thought it was creepy, I was unable to guess the ending and the viewer is unsure of what is actually happening (is this taking place...or will it end just being a hallucination?) Unfortunately, I thought that- especially in one scene in particular- the writer/director is trying to use the horror genre to expouse his anti-abortion and "slut-shaming" outlook, which is disappointing. I am not talking about the unwritten rule of "dont have casual sex in horror movies if you want to be the survivor" but it goes further than that. "Blood for baby...baby you dont want!" I believe that this verbal gem made me give it a lower rating. If I could I would give it 3.5.

Not worth the watch. Plot never materializes, exploding pumpkins are not frightening and there seemed to be a hidden message about teen pregnancy that really wasn't all that well hidden. Really a bad movie.

While Chloe Rose is an identifiable maven, this is a difficult movie to recommend. It’s too surreal to appeal to a traditional horror audience, and too heavy on genre to qualify as art house. There is some affecting imagery; a handful of sequences are legitimately frightening. But cohesive storytelling takes a backseat to abstraction and an oddly pedantic message about abortion. I look forward to Bruce McDonald’s future projects. I only wish this one was more accessible.