Censor

Niamh Algar Is simply outstanding in Censor, a great little horror / mystery. A particularly violent and gory film, mostly from the perspective of the movies that Niamh's character watches as part of her film censoring role, although the last third of the movie exhibits violent and gory elements outside of the lead's censor role. It's not too long at 84 minutes and moves at a good pace with some interesting twists and turns to keep you wondering where the film will end up. Highly recommended for horror fans.

Wanted to like this more (love the idea of a horror movie about a horror movie censor) but it is ultimately too muddled, trapped somewhere between a homage and an arthouse deconstruction.

The plot and the character arc of the protagonist does not make sense. 30+ minutes are consumed by dream sequences and flashbacks. In summary, premise was good the execution was terrible.

A really great film for intelligent indie-horror fans. It examines the danger of confusing reality with fiction in horror movies by doing exactly that. The retro aesthetic is very pleasing with deep purples, lush greens, blood reds and washes of cerulean blue making every scene glow. I noticed a parallel thread running through this movie and "Saint Maud" (also released in 2021). On a basic psychological level, both films are about women trying to make amends by saving or protecting others. Where Enid can't seem to remember the cause of her guilt, Maud is trying to repress the cause while people keep reminding her of it. Enid is triggered by amnesia, Maud is triggered by memories. "Saint Maud" deals with these issues using a subtle and sophisticated art-house approach, but "Censor" stays true to it's subject matter and dives straight into slasher territory, which is an excellent choice. The third act is downright comical in its irony, yet still disturbing and tragic, thanks to the convincing desperation portrayed by Niamh Algar. Good stuff.

I liked the premise: uptight government censor during the "video nasties" scare watches the wrong movie and gets tipped into madness just like all the pearl-clutchers think happens. It's just a boring slog of a movie. Everyone sleepwalks through scenes as though drugged, striving for a bleak, haunting ambiance but arriving at DMV tedium. It eventually gets to a conclusion but it's a pretty subdued affair that transitions to a kind of mumbly epilogue. And that's it. Feels like it's intentionally trying to waste your time. Very frustrating.

I'm sorry this was just not good. I really was in the mood for it and wanted to like it. I found several strong recommendations. But no. It wants to be a pyschological thriller. Maybe more skillful hands could have made something out of the premise. But this production seems amatuerish, like a student film or something. It just all comes off as nonsense. I barely stuck through it without turning it off.

This movie has stayed with me since I saw it. It's hard to shake the final scene.

It's good with a creepy vibe BUT did not understand the ending at all, so I read the plot on Wiki and only then realized Enid kidnapped the actress at the end. Not sure why they did not show more because that's not AT ALL what is shown, in fact it shows none of that which supposedly happens so idgi. Overall a good flick though.

Loved the idea but executed very weirdly. Wouldn't care to see this one again, but it held my attention during the movie at least. SPOILER WARNING How tf did she get the "sister" back in the car if she ran away while Nina was just chilling on a rock?

Boring. Nice cinematography, but absolutely dull movie.