Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Fella_shibby Its a low-budget indie horror flick, old formula decently shot. Similar to Dead Birds (2004), which also started with a bank robbery n the robbers taking refuge at an abandon house where they get picked off by evil. Unlike Dead Birds, there's nothing supernatural in the movie. Some may call it similar to Dusk till Dawn but that was comical n big budget with big names. The cinematography by Tsuyoshi Kimoto was very good, the story is truly set in the middle of nowhere, showing the emptiness surrounding the abandoned house. The movie keeps the atmosphere (with effective photography by Tsuyoshi Kimoto) and tension strong and never takes a break with it once it kicks in. Malevolence is a horror film for the horror fans. The film tastefully payed homage to the great slasher movies of the 70s and 80s. The characters are developed enough that they keep our interest, and the director Mena restrains the violence and on screen bloodshed, the musical score by Mena is probably the best I've heard in a low-budget film, plays like a homage to John Carpenter. Editing by Stevan Mena n Eddie Akmal was excellent. Variety said of the film: The mark of a good horror director is seldom in on screen gore, but rather the ability to make every anticipatory moment tingle with dread. On that level, Stevan Mena's first feature Malevolence scores well, building a grim atmosphere sans Scream-style winking to tell its tale of bank robbers who choose the wrong abandoned rural house to hide out in.

Ben Larson Whatever happened to Heather Magee, the actress who played Marylin? This was the end of a very short career. I always get curious when someone drops out of site after a couple of movies.She was part of a bank robbery team, and someone you immediately want to get away from. There is a lot going on in the movie. The robbers are soon halved, and there is a masked man lurking in the shadows. The suspense is palpable. If you have seen the first part of what is supposed to be a trilogy (Bereavement, which was done six years after this), then you will know who the masked man is.The bank robbery soon becomes a back story as the masked man had captured or killed everyone. It now becomes a typical 80s slasher film.In that light it was pretty good. Had me jumping a couple of times.

nigedoc1 This movie has a lot of mixed reviews so I thought I'd review it and have my say.First off this is your average slasher movie which as far as slasher movies go is not that bad a movie, it's very similar to a lot of other movies I have seen and your not going to get anything new here although if you enjoy the 'texas chain saw massacre' type of movie then you will enjoy this one too. The characters in the movie are played OK and I've seen a lot worse in my time, they do justice for this type of B movie and budget. The story is predictable and you'll know whats going to happen a lot of the time but I feel movies like this are more about blood and cuts rather than making you think a lot. Overall it's not bad and will pass a couple of hours on a night, it wont win any awards but as far as this type of slasher movie goes its not bad

dusan-22 This was a pretty scary and very decent horror movie! Director insists very much on John Carpenter Halloween style, but still the movie has its own rhythm which is soo creepy! I love the way that director plays with the camera - it is so tense! Done in the classic slasher style scenes are not made in modern explicit bloody ways full of fountain blood splashes. Still they are much more scary than any other Hollywood horror movie I have seen for a very long time. Once again, director goes too far with imitating good old John from time to time with Michael Myers image, music and even identical scenes from time to time. Still, I am nicely surprised by this movie and the reason I am posting a comment is because I believe that this flick is unfairly underrated.