Innocence (2013 film)

Innocence
Directed by Hilary Brougher
Produced by Christine Vachon
Jane Mendelsohn
Pamela Koffler
Written by Hilary Brougher
Tristine Skyler
Jane Mendelsohn
Based on Innocence
by Jane Mendelsohn
Starring Sophie Curtis
Kelly Reilly
Graham Phillips
Linus Roache
Sarah Sutherland
Stephanie March
Perrey Reeves
Music by tomandandy
Cinematography David Rush Morrison
Edited by Keith Reamer
Production
company
Big Indie Pictures
Killer Films
Scion Pictures
Release dates
  • October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) (Austin Film Festival)
  • September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (United States)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $289,613[1]

Innocence is a 2013 American horror drama film directed by Hilary Brougher, who co-wrote the film with Tristine Skyler. The movie is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Jane Mendelsohn. It had its world premiere on 26 October, 2013 at the Austin Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on 5 September, 2014. The movie stars Sophie Curtis, Kelly Reilly, Graham Phillips, Linus Roache, Sarah Sutherland and Stephanie March.[2]

Plot

Beckett (Sophie Curtis) is a young teenager mourning the loss of her mother. She's moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her father Miles (Linus Roache) and is set to begin school at Hamilton, an exclusive prep school. Beckett is so engrossed in her grief that she fails to notice that her school is a little stranger than most schools, as its students are prone to suicides and is full of extraordinarily beautiful female teachers. Things grow worse when the school nurse Pamela (Kelly Reilly) decides to move in with Beckett and Miles, especially since Pamela keeps instructing Beckett to remain a virgin. What Beckett doesn't know is that Pamela and the other school staff are all incarnations of Lamia, a former queen of Libya, and must kill and drink the blood of virgins to retain their immortal existence.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for Innocence has been predominantly negative and the movie holds a rating of 15% at Rotten Tomatoes (based on 20 reviews) and 26 on Metacritic (based on 13 reviews).[3][4][5] The New York Times criticized the film's acting and soundtrack and the Las Vegas Weekly criticized it for relying overly much on "worn-out horror cliches" - a criticism shared by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Innocence (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Goodykoontz, Bill. "Sophie Curtis talks about 'Innocence' and fear". AZ Central. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Innocence". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Innocence". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Gingold, Michael. ""INNOCENCE" (Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ CATSOULIS, JEANNETTE. "At This School, 'B' Is for Blood". NYT. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Bell, Josh. "FILM REVIEW: 'INNOCENCE' IS LOST AMONG WORN-OUT HORROR CLICHÉS". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Darling, Cary. "'Innocence' lacks mystery, surprises". Fort Worth Star-Telegram (via Charlotte Observer). Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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