The Violent Kind (2010)
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17% of critics liked it
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25% of users liked it
(684 ratings)
Bikers tangle with the spirits of the dead in this genre mashup from the writing and directing team the Butcher Brothers. Cody (Cory Knuaf) and Q (Bret Roberts) are a pair of outlaw bikers who are looking to lay low and have a few laughs after a deal with some drug runners takes a turn for the… More Bikers tangle with the spirits of the dead in this genre mashup from the writing and directing team the Butcher Brothers. Cody (Cory Knuaf) and Q (Bret Roberts) are a pair of outlaw bikers who are looking to lay low and have a few laughs after a deal with some drug runners takes a turn for the worse. Cody's mother will be celebrating her birthday soon, so he and Q hop on their hogs and head to Oakland for the festivities. The party turns out to be a major biker bash, with riders from far and wide represented, but when things start winding down, the evening takes a serious turn for the worse. A guest turns up dead, Cody's former girlfriend undergoes a terrible transformation and there's no way to call for help. As Cody and Q try to make sense of it all, the party is visited by the spirits of a deceased biker club from the 1950s, who are restless and looking to settle some scores. The Violent Kind received its world premiere as a special midnight attraction at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror
R,
- On DVD
- May 10, 2011
- Studio
- Image Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Philip French, Observer [UK]
It's one of those movies that belongs in an incinerator rather than a cinema.
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Derek Malcolm, This is London
Gore blimey!
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Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]
The acting is abysmal, and the gloating depiction of violence is hard to take, unless you're extremely thick and perverted.
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Andrew Pulver, Guardian [UK]
A glutinous slasher flick that tries to conjure the spirit of the Evil Dead movies, but doesn't get anywhere near the required levels of wit and dexterity.
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Shaun Munro, What Culture
It boasts more than its share of "WTF!?" moments in the third reel, but it's not enough to salvage an otherwise tedious film that's thin on charm and thrills.
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