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Slumlord (2015) is a English movie. Victor Zarcoff has directed this movie. Neville Archambault,Sean Carrigan,PJ McCabe,Brianne Moncrief are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2015. Slumlord (2015) is considered one of the best Crime,Drama,Horror,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
Expecting their first child, newlyweds, Ryan and Claire, can't wait to settle in their new home, even though their unkempt and monosyllabic new landlord, Gerald, is a downright creepy recluse who lives nearby. However, what the unsuspecting couple don't realise, is that the taciturn overseer has already rigged their new nest with undetectable cameras and a closed-circuit surveillance system to watch their every move. Inevitably, as the repulsive Gerald keeps himself glued to his monitors to watch his private Big Brother show, no secrets are safe--including those between the couple. Is there a way to expose the slumlord's obsession?
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Slumlord (2015) Reviews
Slightly better than a kick in the balls
To say this movie is garbage would be an insult to garbage. I've watched pieces of rotting banana peels that have a more thought out plot and better written script. Every character in the movie has the IQ of a lobotomized turnip. The director was likely Kim Jong Un using an alias, who realized that unleashing this piece of crap on the world would cause more long term devastation than simply nuking us. If you're considering watching this, I recommend getting a large tub of ice cream, swallowing it as fast as possible, and enjoying the brain freeze instead. Your head will be better off. ... Apparently I still need a few lines of text in order to submit this review, so I'm going to make a list of things that are better than watching this movie: - Small paper cuts - Having a little bit of nail hanging out that keeps getting caught on things - Being asked "Why are you so quiet?!?" - People walking in front of you then stopping spontaneously to check their phones - Writing reviews about how awful this movie was
Average but some nice touches.
A young couple move into their new home but their new neighbour takes prying to a whole new level. This film isn't going to win any awards for originality but it isn't a bad film for its genre. Neville Archambault is perfectly cast as the ultra creepy landlord. In his case you really can judge a book by it's cover. Although the pacing is maybe a little slow and repetitive it does at least build up the tension with a couple of really well done and creepy scenes. The film never really goes anywhere but the ending at least tries something different. This is just an OK film nothing special but not terrible either and being pretty short maybe worth watching once if you're at a loose end.
"Creepy people in creepy situation" is disturbing at best.
In order to immersive audience in stalker / home invasion horror, the movie needs to have a sympathetic protagonist, invitingly bad antagonist and a condition to set up the ordeal. "Slumlord" only presents half of that as none of the characters are appealing. The wife is constantly complaining and babbling, the husband is a pathological liar and the villain doesn't have much personality aside from a few sentences and a lot of grumblings. Story revolves around the couple and their Quasimodo-like stalker. This antagonist is lacking on backstory or motivation, it's actually amazing that he becomes a handyman with his verbal barrier. The movie portrays him as personification of a freak, and this can get a bit frustrating as it spends hefty amount on his close up, grunting and mumbling. The supposedly protagonist couple is also appalling, bickering for nearly the entire movie. It's understandable that the movie wants to have problematic couple for more identifiable character, but they come off as whiny and deceptive. The least unsavory character is the supporting role and he's only there for a few scenes. There's also a mix of found footage in the stalker gig, but it doesn't provide much aside from a couple of decent angles and this also plays out one or two times too many. There's not much horror to be found here, any sense of dread is merely disturbing instances, which is not entirely bad. it knows how to play on this premise. There's a particular eerie ambiance that a person can just enter one's home. However, it might repeat itself too much and the use of blaring sound effect feels forced. The thriller moves with a dreadful setting, it may not be terrorizing, yet it's eerily repulsive enough for a few moments.
Stuck with me the entire day
I spend my time watching bad horror movies for a good laugh. Me and my friends (improper grammar, sorry) go to netflix and look for the worst possible story, visuals, and overall effect. But, one day, while browsing, this caught my eye. From the trailer, it genuinely looked suspenseful and interesting. So we thought, why not watch something that looks good? And we were satisfied. The acting was a little bit stale at some parts, but the amount of story was balanced perfectly. Between the couple, and the Slumlord, both received equal screen time. So much so, that I felt wanted to see the other when another was getting their time in. Overall, I recommend it!
not a very good movie....BUT!....
Wow! What a performance from Neville! His stunning acting as the creepy Gerald saved me from giving this film only 4 stars. How's that, Neville? That's right! If they had made the fatal mistake of casting any one else other then you as the spying landlord, it would have no doubt sank the Titanic. See the cover art? This is an actual scene from the movie, about the 40 to 45 minute mark. So, big spoiler people, he does snap. Why? We don't know. Why is he a peeping tom? We don't know that, either. Why is he such a scumbag? We have a long list of questions, however, this film just seems to rely on...well...13 cameras and a man who likes to watch live footage. Even a camera in the pool? THAT'S HEAVY! I noticed we had a victim from one of our user reviews, so sorry you got scammed out of your money. No, this is not a good movie, and no, I do not recommend whipping out your credit card to watch this. Nevilles acting skills, again, was the only thing that saved this from the toilet bowl. If a better story, better script was delivered here, it probably would have earned 7 stars. That's too bad. And what a shame for the young actor and actress, I hope they will have a better career somewhere else. You, Neville...keep taking roles like this, boy...you knocked that ball outta the park!