Overview: Daringly original and genre-busting, Deadgirl is an odyssey into the soul of our alienated youth that takes the conventions of the horror and coming-of-age movies and turns them on their heads.

When high school misfits Rickie and JT decide to ditch school and find themselves lost in the crumbling facility of a nearby abandoned hospital, they come face-to-face with a gruesome discovery: a body of a woman - stripped naked, chained to a table and covered in plastic - and soon realize she is anything but dead.

Quickly the boys find themselves embarking on a twisted yet poignant journey testing the limits of their friendship, and forces both to decide just how far they’re willing to stretch their understanding of right and wrong. Deadgirl is a new genre classic and a no-holds-barred look at the horror of growing up.

Blu-ray Verdict: Simply put, Deadgirl is a brave and extremely sickening tale about two boys, one of whom looks like Robert Pattinson (steady girls) who find a zombie woman in the bowels of an abandoned mental asylum. Unfortunately one of these boys is mentally unstable, which is ironic as they’re in a mental hospital! You can only imagine the things he would want her for! It’s an original and really interesting plot that has never been done and I’m sure will never be done again.

My sister said that it had no plot at all, it was just about boys who raped a zombie woman every day. But, the plot isn’t not just what they do to her but, the consequences of their actions. It’s so interesting to see just how low humans can sink to (and this is pretty much the lowest) and also to see how others react to the discovery. The screenplay really captures the kids immaturity (even though they look about 25) and also makes for provocative storytelling.

The directing does feel a bit below par at times, and it does have the look of a clumsy indie teen horror, which is a shame because it offers so much more than, let’s say Scar 3D! The acting is also slightly iffy at times, but then again these would be tough roles to carry! I was getting a bit worried with some of my friend’s comments saying how it goes too far and how disturbing it is, because this a film I’m going to be watching with my whole family at some point! However, luckily the imagery didn’t go too explicit, I suppose it’s just the idea of anyone wanting to do what most of the boys did to a half dead woman! It’s truly sickening.

Deadgirl is not for the easily offended. It’s offensive to both women and men. Women for being seen as sex slaves to men, and men for being seen as people who only see women in that way! I’m male and would never, ever think of resorting to such desperation! Maybe others would, and this film certainly shows that, which is very worrying to say the least.

Overall, this is a fantastic psychological horror thriller that I found gripping from start to finish. And, although it isn’t perfect, it really is interesting to see the changes in all of the characters and it also has a great atmosphere of dread which makes for very unsettling viewing. The ending also didn’t seem particularly fitting with the rest of the film, but having said that, it’s still provocative, original and very dark. Horror has never been seen or done like this before!

BONUS MATERIALS:
NEW Interview with Co-Director Gadi Harel
NEW Interview with Writer Trent Haaga
NEW Interview with Actor Noah Segan
NEW Interview with Actor Shiloh Fernandez
NEW Interview with Special Makeup Effects Artist & Designer Jim Ojala
NEW Behind The Scenes Gallery
NEW Extended Makeup FX Gallery
Audio Commentary with Cast & Crew
Audio Commentary by actor Jenny Spain
Exquisite Corpse: The Making of Deadgirl
Jenny Spain’s Audition
Deleted Scenes
Promotional Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer

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