Movie Review - Pet

Pet

(2016)

Magic Lantern / Revolver Picture Company : Orion Pictures / Samuel Goldwyn Films

9 / 10

Pet is a strong and disturbing psychological thriller that delves into the depths of the abnormalities to which the human psyche can sink.

Once upon a time Seth (Dominic Monaghan) and Holly (Ksenia Solo) used to attend the same school.  Poor Seth had a crush on Holly but was too scared to act upon his feelings.  Showing that the world is indeed a small place, years later Seth spots Holly on the bus as he's travelling to work and goes over to say hello.  Unfortunately, Holly doesn't remember Seth and treats him as though he were a leper.

Undaunted by this Seth takes it upon himself to install himself into her life and so starts to stalk her on the internet, making notes of all her likes and dislikes, especially the music she listens too and the places she hangs out...

The film has so many depths of feeling from obsession to affection to corruption to love to depravity that, once the twists start coming, it's hard to stop watching.

The writer, Jeremy Slater, has done a glorious job of making an unbelievable synopsis into a thoroughly believable story.  With the brilliant direction of Carles Torrens, this is brought realistically to the screen.

The two actors in the main roles are the ones responsible for holding the script and film together as they, and the characters they create, work really well together and are more than credible as two broken people finding a dark and twisted love.

This movie is now one of my favourite thrillers and I would recommend it to all lovers of the twisted mind and twisted plots.  It may be awhile before I watch this one again as it has made an impression on me, which is the aim of this type of film, but I will watch this film again.

Respect due to all who participated in this film.

This is a brilliant trailer as is doesn't give away any of the twists.

If you like the trailer then try the film.