Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Lollivan 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.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

jadavix "Next of Kin" is a cult horror classic from Australia. It is effective at building suspense, and has some genuinely frightening, shocking moments.The plot concerns a young woman who inherits her mother's nursing home. Strange deaths occur at the home and when the lady reads her mother's diary, finds that events in the past are mirrored in the present.The movie is less a slasher than an Aussie giallo. It's a violent murder mystery with Hitchcockian suspense touches, rather than the typical hallmarks of the slasher genre, eg. a masked killer stalking victims who split up to be offed one by one, and sex leading to a grisly death.The film is far more interested in atmosphere, which it provides really well.

HumanoidOfFlesh Linda(Jackie Kerin)inherits Montclare,a large Gothic mansion converted into nursing home.As the plot moves slowly Linda discovers terrible secrets hidden in the darkness of Montclare.There is something truly sinister in this house.Linda discovers her mother's diary where the truth is slowly revealed.The climax turns into effective bloodbath...John "Wolf Creek" Jarrat plays sympathetic boyfriend of the main protagonist."Next of Kin" is pretty creepy.People are mysteriously dying drowned in the bathtub.A mysterious figure watches Linda from the shadows.Obviously influenced by giallo sub-genre "Next of Kin" relies on eerie mood instead of gore and violence.The pace is lethargic with the atmosphere being built up very slowly.The last 10 minutes are surprisingly violent and spectacular.8 nursing homes out of 10.

Alligator_80 "Next Of Kin" has become something of a minor cult classic and deservedly so. This has to be one of the few horror films that I have actually found freaky. Others being "An American Werewolf In London", "Friday The 13th" and "The Thing". I feel I shouldn't give too much away, but I can tell you this; Tarantino is a huge fan of John Jarratt, and in particular, a huge fan of this movie. In short, this has gone under the radar a bit and must be seen. Horror as it should be.

filmicly While touring Australia promoting Kill Bill 2, Tarantino looked up John Jarratt, actor in Next of Kin. He's one of my favorite actors," said Tarantino."He was in all those great movies in the late '70s. His favorite is Jarratt's 1982 horror film, "Next Of Kin"."That movie was mesmerizing," said Tarantino. "I've never seen anything that had The Shining's quality without ripping it off.According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, Tarantino is considering actor John Jarratt for a lead role in his next film "Inglorious Bastards"? Sounds strange, but weirder things have happened. Says Jarratt, "I love his stuff, loved Pulp Fiction, but I didn't think he'd have heard of me let alone know my work," Jarratt said."Hopefully something comes of it but I won't be worried if it doesn't. I'm just an ugly old character actor now, mate." You never know…watch this space. Jarratt has since received acclaim for his performance in Wolf Creek.