Bereavement (2010)
6/10
functional slasher horror
19 June 2015
In 1989 rural Pennsylvania, young Martin Bristol was kidnapped by sadistic killer Graham Sutter (Brett Rickaby) from his backyard. He suffers from CIPA which prevents him from feeling pain and other sensations. He is forced to witness the torture and killing of women. Five years later, Allison Miller (Alexandra Daddario) arrives to live with her uncle Jonathan Miller (Michael Biehn) and his family after the death of her parents. She connects with neighbor boy Billy who has a trouble family life of his own. Graham lives in the nearby shutdown family meat packing plant where he does his killings.

This is a function slasher horror movie. Alexandra Daddario is a good scream queen. She has many assets including her screaming. It's always nice to see Michael Biehn but he has little to do in this movie. Brett Rickaby is more of a minor secondary actor and is not a compelling enough villain. The damsel almost never holds on to a weapon which gets a bit annoying. Also I don't know why she tells the little girl to stay when the house is burning around them. Actually I do know why but there has to be a better way. This is by no means great or special. It'll do for a late night viewing.
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