Matriarch (2018) Reviews

• Moms watch with caution

  sersiejacobs2019-04-12

  So.... as a Mom this movie certainly had an effect - parts were very hard to watch but it's one of those where you just can't look away. Its not gory or particularly violent more sinister, stirring and gritty. The cinematography of Scotland is stunning also, in contrast to the subject matter. My husband and I were gripped by it. The acting is very very good from the two leads. The pain and anguish of the main character is visceral and real. A dark entertaining movie that has a real indie / European tone and vibe.

• Disturbing. Gripping. A must for fans of true indie.

  GeniusJessie2019-04-10

  At a budget of $45,000 you can't get anymore indie than this. Matriarch will trade punches with a lot of multi-million dollar movies and put many to shame. Matriarch shows a couple's desperate fight to stay alive while trapped in a remote farmhouse inhabited by an evil and sinister family. Its a slick production, head and shoulders above most low budgets or indeed any micro budget I've ever seen. The acting is superb and highly realistic. And astonishingly there's some 'laugh-out-loud' moments. Matriarch is not your average bloody horror or a jumpy fright fest, instead it burrows into your psyche with chilling nightmarish scenarios that are often hard to watch. It takes you to places where your mind doesn't want to go and is nothing short of an emotional roller coaster. There is nothing scarier than being alone and lost in a place you don't know, but being held captive against your will is the stuff of nightmares. Matriarch is a powerful horror / thriller film which builds on your own fears and plays with them in ways you won't expect. The movie is an original, thrilling and disturbing survival story which delves deep into the horrors of being stranded in a rural hell. While many independent horror films take influence from elsewhere, Matriarch doesn't fit any particular mould, it finds its own niche on its own soil and runs with it. Also worth mentioning that this movie was apparently shot for less than Blair Witch Project and in less time. An unbelievable achievement by the filmmakers which leads me to ask: what could they do if they get a decent budget? Ones to watch out for I think. Matriarch is an impressive, thought-provoking film which leaves you wondering what would happen if you ended up in the same situation.

• entertaining indie with some nice twists

  adamcircus2019-04-11

  Wasn't expecting much but thought I'd give it a go. Great indie movie - nice change from a lot of the generic stuff in its category. Go watch.

• Wolf Creek but WAY Better

  dianajean19762019-04-12

  As a mother this film was actually hard to watch at times but that's the thing, I couldn't stop watching it. There's a very harrowing scene with a newborn about 25 mins in but it connects you to the lead character and from that point on you experience every single moment with her. I actually watched the movie again today with my husband - it really stays with you and all my girls friends have been messaging me to discuss. Do not understand some of the low score reviews below - they're missing the point of the movie. Maybe they expected a standard, gory, slasher horror but it's not, it's a dark as hell psychological horror and had depth. It reminded me of Wolf Creek but a hell of a lot better in every way, acting, production, cinematography, script - if you like Wolf Creek - you'll love this!! One of the best low budget indies I've seen in a while - if you love a dark indie flick this is for you.

• BETTER THAN CAPTAIN MARVEL AND COST LESS THAN BRIE LARSON'S HELMET - FACT

  DudesTheWord12019-04-11

  So I originally gave this movie a 7 but then read it was micro budget!! I immediately changed it to a 10. Absolutely incredible!! Perspective: I had just seen Captain Marvel which has a budget of 152 MILLION!!! All that money, hype and A-list power and it was terrible. The following day I saw Matriarch and I really enjoyed it - but it cost $45k! That's less than Blair Witch!! In this world of multi-million dollar movies we have to acknowledge filmmakers like the guys who can do this!!!! Slow clap!! :D But budgets aside this is a great movie. I was glued pretty much the whole movie. There are some gripping and very uncomfortable scenes - kind of makes you shudder and plot shifts that you don't expect. At times I felt it was going in a predictable direction but then it would totally shift and take me by surprise, I love it when movies do that! It's not your average jumpy or blood-stained horror - more it plays on your fears and makes you very uncomfortable at times. See it!