Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Short and sweet review.So there are have been numerous cases of teen suicide in the news over the last few years. No one likes bullies, but does that make it okay to murder them in cold blood.The characters: The characters were alright, they seamed to bully just because they saw it as a joke. They weren't psychotic, or evil. They were just stupid kids having "fun". Justine was a half way decent character, she was hurtful without realizing it. Marcus was somewhat likable idiot. Bradley reminded me Travis Van Winkle, you know he always plays the douche bag, they were almost identical. And that's all I remember of them.The Mullet: Now this guy comes off as more of a psychopath. From what I made of this character, he was a creeper. He seamed to have an unhealthy obsession with Justine, even though clearly he should leave it alone and be contempt with his situation. Teens don't understand that being bullied in high school is awe full, but it will pass. I doubt he would have got over it with his introverted and shy way of being. Kids see him as a easy target, I don't know, maybe he should have done something about it. I don't understand teenagers, so I don't know what I am trying to say without offending sensitive people. Be tough, is all I can say.People knew better than to mess with me, where as if people messed with a weaker person, they would have no resistance. You gotta be one MEEANNN Mutha to make it in these type of situations.The theme: So the theme is, if your being bullied, fantasize about how you'll kill them. I mean, these bullies were clearly terrified the whole time. Teach them a lesson, assert dominance, don't brutally stalk and murder them. I never faced bullying, so I can't speak for the subject.Overall, the movie poorly made, especially about such a touchy and serious subject matter. The film is too comedic and upbeat, it doesn't work or convey any positive message. And quite possibly made by someone who experienced such treatment, and had such thoughts.

A teenage boy commits suicide after being the victim of cruel bullies . A few days later after his funeral mishaps start striking his schoolmates . Are these in retaliation for the boys suicide ? After all the dead stay dead or do they ?After reading the premise I thought this film was going to be THEATRE OF BLOOD the 1973 black comedy starring Vincent Price crossed with the 2003 Gus Van Sant drama ELEPHANT . Instinctively you feel this is how the film should have been developed . It deals with the themes of bullying and revenge subjects that should be treated with total respect . Instead we get a film that doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind what it's trying to do as in often the case in British cinema This extends to the whole tone of the film . It could certainly be described as Anti-ELEPHANT but that's because director Jon Wright goes out of his way to show the audience that he's been to film school and knows all about rapid cross cutting edits and ramping . If the audience are in danger of getting bored then he inserts what is effectively a pop video montage . To be blunt less would have been much more and he could have developed the story much better by being less frenetic with the editing and camera work . I take it the intended market for TORMENTED was angst ridden teenagers but I like to credit the youth of today , yesterday and tomorrow with more intelligence . If they want a pop video there's MTV and I'm speculating if they visit the cinema they want to see a story told in the language of cinema same as everyone else does On the subject of youth the cast are ... well how can I put it . You know when you watch a Tom Cruise movie and he's playing a shallow self centered character and he doesn't pull it off because he's perhaps much to nice to manage ? That's the exact same impression I got with the cast here . No doubt they were fantastic company and a pleasure to work with and exemplary role models for teenagers everywhere but at portraying cruel , sadistic foul mouthed bullies intent on making their peers life hell they never convince for a moment . Compare them to the cast of say SCUM and you'll notice a big difference TORMENTED is a rather mediocre film . One should always applaud a film from Britain that isn't ashamed to be a commercial hit and a film trying to mix horror with humour and important topics can only be congratulated but TORMENTED doesn't really manage to do anything very well . I wanted to like it but didn't much

Somewhere in England, distraught and disheveled Tuppence Middleton (as Justine Fielding) is led out of school by the police. What this young woman is doing in school, and what happened to Ms. Middleton, is a mystery. Next, we flashback to "5 days earlier." A seemingly popular, pretty Middleton is delivering the eulogy for overweight, asthmatic Calvin Dean (as Darren "Shrek" Mullet). Mr. Dean committed suicide after extensive bullying at Fairview High School. His only friend was apparently Olly Alexander (as Jason Banks), who helps the cast by looking like he could be actually in high school. Middleton is called the "Head Girl"...(The term "Head Girl" is used to describe a prominent pupil in the UK. I looked it up)...Middleton hadn't noticed big Dean, who desired Middleton while he was alive. She is more aroused by Dimitri Leonidas (as Alex). Everyone made the deceased's life miserable, with handsome blond Alex Pettyfer (as Bradley White) and sexily nasty girlfriend April Pearson (as Natasha Cummings) leading the pack. With a knack for piercing and chopping off body parts, Dean returns from the dead to seek his bloody revenge. "Tormented" is your standard student revenge with gory intent movie. It's interesting due to the British setting and a humorous edge; plus, it moves briskly under Jon Wright's direction. Too bad the film is heartless.***** Tormented (5/22/09) Jon Wright ~ Tuppence Middleton, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean, Alex Pettyfer

Written by Stephen Prentice and directed by Jon Wright, Tormented is the classic teen slash horror film about bullying, and the effects bullying can have on different types of people. The film was very predictable, and highly unbelievable, mainly due to the parents not showing an interest in the killings, and the school remaining open even though there are murders occurring.The film starts with a young girl, Justine, being led out of a school by police, and looks distraught. The opening left me intrigued as to why, so it immediately grabs the audience's attention at the beginning. The film then goes on to reveal why the girl was being ushered out of the school, which displays nonlinear narrative. We learn that a young boy, Darren Mullet, has recently committed suicide due to being bullied so badly, and we get an insight into the bullies lives, seeing what they do on a day to day basis and who else they bully. He comes back to life, and sets out on killing everyone who bullied him. He does this with success, but leaves Justine alive, resulting in her being blamed for the murders.The film held all the qualities a typical teen slash horror film includes, but is highly unbelievable. The main reason I thought it wasn't that believable was because no adults knew about the killings, no teachers, no parents, nobody. That's the main reason why I thought it wasn't a great film. Also, the school seemed to be empty whenever a killing was taking place, which also seems very unbelievable However, the overall message of the film was clear, that bullying can affect everyone, and it does. The plot was constant throughout, and the story was very clear.. That fact that it made an income of £284,500 approx. but cost £700,000 to make, shows the lack of success it had in the box offices. The actors were very good, however, and portrayed the characters they were playing very well. Not only was it a horror film, but it held comedy aspects as well, which could grip the audience even further. It's definitely not for the faint hearted, as the killings are very gruesome, but it's a funny film nonetheless.