Touches You

Thanks for the memories!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Honeymoon is a great indie thriller that spends the first segment pulling the viewers into the lives of the 2 main characters and then turns on the nightmare so u get the front row seats to the whole ordeal. It is slow burner which builds up tension very well where as a viewer u are increasingly getting more confused and tensed as time progresses, but that's when it starts to shake in its feet as it fails to deliver on it. The letdown is mainly because how well it actually does the job of grabbing your attention but then fails to end it on that same high note.The Verdict: 6.5/10 It's a good watch because it is a very well executed film based on a very simple script. It has great score that keeps u immersed in the movie, it reeks of high quality indie'ness but in the end is a bit of a letdown because it fails to do much from all the tension it has built and you are left a bit cheated.

Agreeing to spend his honeymoon at an isolated cabin in the woods, a newlywed man becomes worried by his wife's increasingly bizarre and unusual behaviour in this intriguing mystery thriller starring Harry Treadaway and Rose Leslie. The film has copped a lot of criticism for its ambiguous ending that leaves several questions unanswered, but this is a metaphorical movie first and foremost with the filmmakers successfully tapping into the anxieties that come with any relationship (how well do you really know the other person?). In fact, the lack of any overt explanation is one of the film's strengths with all thrills and chills coming from the wife's perplexing behaviour as opposed to loud noises, dark shadows or ostentatious special effects. The isolated woodlands setting works in the film's favour too as it challenges our generic expectations; the couple are not vulnerable because they are alone in the woods but rather because they are stuck with each other when they might not know one another as well as they think. Of course, the ending could have been a little clearer here, but with Leslie in particularly good form as the wife whose personality evolves throughout, this is a pretty compelling ride.

'Honeymoon' really reminded me of a few Roman Polanski films like 'Repulsion' and 'Rosemary's Baby'. 'Honeymoon' like most well made and thematically deep psychological horror films,tries to address real- life issues by using generic tropes and distinctive cinematic horror elements. In this case, very believable and tangible marital issues and concerns are addressed by director Leigh Janiak and her co-writer Phil Graziadei.One of the very important reasons why 'Honeymoon' works is because of the way Janiak takes her time to set up and convey the sweet and tender love between Bea and Paul. She uses a beautiful opening credits sequence of Bea and Paul giving talking head style interviews for their wedding video interspersed with shots of the road during their drive to the honeymoon spot symbolising the journey they have made together in life. There is an extended unbroken long take inside the cottage where Bea introduces the different rooms to Paul and it's a beautiful and sweet sequence again underlying the sweet nature of their relationship. It's only because we believe the love between them, that we feel uneasy when things start falling apart. There is a connection between 'Honeymoon' and Polanski's 'Repulsion' in the way that both Bea and Paul start becoming more and more paranoid upon realising that they might not be completely ready for every concern and expectation that comes along with marital life which is similar to Carole's paranoia in 'Repulsion' which was borne out of her inability to cope with adulthood, sexuality and the male gaze because she was still a young child at heart and the mental disintegration takes place in somewhat of a similar fashion in both these films. The paranoia forces both Bea and Paul to change and neither of them like the changed new individuals that the other becomes on this post-marriage honeymoon trip. But 'Honeymoon' also shares a connection with Andrzej Żuławski's 'Possession' in the way it externalises marital problems in very visceral and visually disturbing ways.We have two Brits - a Scottish woman(Rose Leslie) and an Englishman(Harry Treadaway) pretending to be an American couple, but they are really good and made me believe their marriage, their love, their mutual concerns and their subsequent paranoia.Leigh Janiak gets good performances out of her actors and also elevates the film with her intricate visual storytelling choices. The hand held camera helps to add to the intimacy of the relationship between Bea and Paul. This is a solid piece of work where the director makes the most out of limited resources available to her due to the low budget.

I like horror movies, though I'm not a horror movie junkie. I am even more forgiving of horror than other genres, because a lot of times there's a good premise that just gets lost in the process, or is the victim of low-budget.This movie is truly awful. Rose Leslie is awesome, she's a fine actress and obviously pretty, which is a nice bonus. But the main male actor (I don't even want to learn his name) is atrocious. Like, worse than student film bad. And the way the "twist" (if you can even call it that) plays out is garbage.This movie is a flaming dumpster on wheels, careening down a busy street, sharing its filth and flames with all. Stay far away.