SEVERANCE
Every once in a (long) while a film comes out of nowhere and completely bowls me over. Severance happened to be one of those films.
It started off with a bang, as most horror movies do, something to get the old juices flowing. Then come the introductions to our merry band of victims, each a nicely rounded stereotype for us to identify with. I found myself genuinely liking this group of actors, a mix of unknowns and famous(ish) faces. I feared the American actress Laura Harris would stick out like a sore thumb in a Brit flick, but she surprised me by gelling well with the rest of the cast. There were some wonderful character building moments and given the short run time, they all did a great job of endearing themselves to the viewer (a necessity in these genre of slasher horror movie).
The balance between comedy and horror was handled very well. And humour is a great device for luring the viewer into a false sense of security. If you are laughing one minute, it makes the scary part that follows all the more shocking and visceral! Some of the violence was tongue in cheek, but it still managed to be quite gory in parts.
Not taking itself at ALL seriously, this movie is pure entertainment and a perfect example of how a tired genre can be reinvigorated with a relatively tiny budget :D
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