Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Clive Bradley (Screenplay)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George, Ashley Walters, Tom Hardy, Paul Kaye, John Sharian, Selma Blair, Sally Hawkins
Plot: A calculating killer coerces a detective to pay for his previous mistakes.
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Gritty Crime Horror
Story: w Delta z starts as a rookie detective Helen Westcott (George) get her first crime scene where she works with seasoned veteran Eddie Argo (Skarsgard) who knows the streets like the back of his hand. When the bodies start piling up the detectives figure they are after a serial killer who is carving WAZ into the bodies.
When Eddie learns that it is Jean Lerner (Blair) behind the crimes it becomes clear who he is targeting and why in what is a careful thought out revenge on gang led by Pierre Jackson (Hardy) who brutally attacked her years before. The race is on to stop the body count getting to high but the truth will come out.
W Delta z is a crime horror thriller that follows the lines of the ‘Saw’ franchise but having a killer that pushes the limits of what a body can handle. For the crime side and revenge side of this movie this is all very effective on the negative side we just don’t get enough suggestion of anyone else’s involvement as we learn the killer very early. While the film is very bloody most of these does happen off camera which does help with us trying to deal with the horror involved. This is a dark story that can be enjoyed by the horror fans out there.
Actor Review
Stellan Skarsgard: Eddie Argo is the seasoned detective that has to work with the rookie tracking down a serial killer, it isn’t long before he learns of his previous connection to the killer. Stellan is good as the grizzled older cop.
Melissa George: Helen Westcott is the rookie detective thrown into this new case with a new partner. She has to learn about the departments secrets to uncover the truth about what is happening. Melissa is good but sadly falls to just a supporting role in the second half of the film.
Selma Blair: Jean Lerner was a victim of a horrendous home invasion gang rape attack that has been planning her revenge on everyone involved for years. Her plan is to put each person involved in the attack through the same decision she had to face. Selma makes for a great villain in the horror genre unlike many we have seen before.
Tom Hardy: Pierre Jackson is the leader of the gang who did the attack, he is psychotic with how he picks acts willing to shot first killing anyone who gets in his way. Tom is solid in this role which is only a supporting role before he became a bigger name.
Support Cast: W Delta z has only a couple of other important characters who are victims of the killer as well as police involved in the original crime.
Director Review: Tom Shankland – Tom gives us a very dark crime horror that does come close to matching Seven and Saw.
Crime: W Delta z follows our detectives looking for a serial killer that is also out to get revenge for a crime they were a victim off.
Horror: W Delta z gives us a serial killer that doesn’t know when to stop until they get everything they want.
Thriller: W Delta z keeps us guessing to where the story will end up going by throwing us straight into the first murder.
Settings: W Delta z makes each scene feel gritty from the wrong neighbourhood showing what the killer sees as the low-lives who are her victims.
Special Effects: W Delta z had great effects when it comes to the body horror going on through the film.
Suggestion: W Delta z is one for all the horror fans out there to watch, if you were a fan of Saw or Seven this is for you. (Horror Fans Watch)
Best Part: Killer’s motives.
Worst Part: Not enough mystery about who the killer is.
Believability: No
Chances of Tears: No
Chances of Sequel: No
Post Credits Scene: No
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Oscar Chances: No
Budget: $5 Million
Runtime: 1 hour 44 Minutes
Tagline: Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?
Overall: Twisted, gritty and dark crime horror film
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