The Pierce Brothers honor their influences with 'The Wretched,' and mask familiarity with atmosphere and suspense.
, Steven Spielberg and a mishmash of ‘80s horror films only the directors themselves could comprehensively name-check, “The Wretched” is a fresh horror film built out of familiar parts.
Written and directed by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce , the IFC Midnight release follows troubled teen Ben who goes to live and work with his father for the summer. Set in a idyllic beach community, the action truly heats up when Ben suspects his neighbor , the unusually punk-rock mother of two young children, is up to something wicked in the nearby woods.
Faster than you can say “witchipedia” , bones are crunched, kids disappear and occult symbolism runs rampant. But Ben also bonds with a sweet co-worker , who happily plays the Grace Kelly to his Jimmy Stewart. What the Pierce brothers lack in flavorful storytelling or compelling characters, they almost entirely make up for in good old-fashioned atmosphere and suspense. “The Wretched” rarely surprises, but it’s well-crafted enough to get under your skin anyway, with an able assist from the creepy camerawork of cinematographer Conor Murphy and unsettling score by Devin Burrows.
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