Bryan Loves You
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Bryan Loves You is a 2008 horror
film directed by Seth Landau
, and revolves around the true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It had an estimated budget of $1,000,000.00.
group has made the film its focus, and is also a place where fans gather, as well as people who complain about the film. The over all consensus was that the film was poorly made. Although there are some critics who had positive reviews. (See below)
Critical Comments:
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
film directed by Seth Landau
Seth Landau
Seth Landau is an actor/writer/director and former newspaper reporter for The Arizona Republic and New Times. Landau is known for two independent films, Take Out and "A.P.U.: Art, Pot and Underwear". The latter was termed by Film Threat as "a look at Hollywood you're not likely to find anywhere...
, and revolves around the true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It had an estimated budget of $1,000,000.00.
Plot
The plot revolves around a 32 year old psychotherapist as he begins to suspect that the local religious cult has been murdering the town's citizens. He soon becomes sucked into a web of mysterious happenings, with the cult of the 'Bryans' being the focal point. The film uses the 'found footage' format, and claims that the film is a compilation of security footage.Critical Reception
The film has little fan fare. One FacebookFacebook
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group has made the film its focus, and is also a place where fans gather, as well as people who complain about the film. The over all consensus was that the film was poorly made. Although there are some critics who had positive reviews. (See below)
Critical Comments:
- "...Shades of a Clockwork Orange" -James Oster of JoBlo.com
- "An eerie, unnerving experience...impossibly paranoid and enoromously entertaining." -Blogcritics.org
- "A Haunting Thriller...part Blair Witch and part Invasion of the Body Snatchers!" -ArrowInTheHead.com