Essentially highbrow torture porn decked out in arty Southern-gothic trappings, writer/director Phillip Gelatt’s debut feature,
The Bleeding House, never quite lives up to the potential of its intriguing concept due to contrived dialogue, stiff performances, and flat direction. Alas, not even a fairly magnetic centerpiece performance from star Patrick Breen proves strong enough to hold this rickety house together since the screenplay works against him, and by the time his character has his throat cut yet continues to spout off inane, pseudo-religious dialogue, the plot has already fallen into a hopeless purgatory with little hope for redemption.
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Released:
2011
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