Sometimes people ask me if critics get hardened to movies — if we never laugh, cry, or gasp in horror; if the images that we see are simply passing before our eyes, to be noted rather than experienced. I can only speak for myself, but the answer is no. What I see in a dark theater often stays with me long afterward, for good or ill. “Wolf Creek” sickened me, to the point that I couldn’t be in the same room with it any more.
Having walked out once, I’ve no intention of making a practice of it. But I’m not sorry I made an early exit from “Wolf Creek.” I only wish I’d done it sooner, so the sound of that screaming wouldn’t still be echoing in my head.
Seattle Times: ‘A first: a movie that made this critic walk out’
Popularity: 1% [?]
Erk. One can’t help cynically wondering whether more or fewer people will now go to see the film, based on this glowing review. Merry Christmas, then, everybody!
I wonder if that movie is showing in the U.K.? I live in North Yorkshire, so if it does arrive to the U.K., I might have to head to London. I’m so immuned from gory pictures – I’ve seen them all.
Good blog.