Infliction (2014)

Best movie ever!

Absolutely Fantastic

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.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Infliction is a difficult film to review. It is a medium-budget, independent film with a talented cast that does a fine job in bringing it to life but ultimately the film falls a little short because it doesn't have the support of a major studio. However, looking deeper, Infliction's true success may be that it is an independent film because it is doubtful a major studio would ever have attempted what director Jack Thomas Smith has tried to do.John (Mac) and Kenneth Stiles (Armstrong) are two brothers who have taken it upon themselves to deliver justice to those who they feel have wronged them. Their target is as much the system as it is particular individuals but each victim had a part to play in the Hell the brothers were subjected to. Methodically, they visit each target and pass judgement on them, each act of violence pulling towards the final confrontation with their abusers – their own mother and father – and their sister, Andrea.Told via the footage the brothers themselves shoot, Infliction tells a vile story that's all too common in the modern world. We see the judge, the social worker, the couple that could have ended the abuse and the abusers and understand what part they all singularly had to play in the monstrous whole. While the moral justification of the brother's retribution can never be condoned, the anger, hate and misery that led them to it, can and should be.If Infliction falls down anywhere it is in minor places. Some of the dialogue is a little stilted and perhaps some of the insight that dialogue offers is a tad hurried in places but the words themselves are important. John, Kenny and the people around them speak of guilt and consequence. The victims are blamed by both society and by each other and accusations of "why didn't you leave?" and "why didn't you tell us?" are thrown at victim, bystander and abuser. These are genuine attacks by society that victims of abuse are subjected to whenever they tell their story and to hear these questions be asked of one victim by another is challenging. It shows that the culture of victim-blaming we live in is so deep that even those who have suffered themselves indulge in it.Infliction isn't perfect and it never would be but its story needs to be shown because it is one that is happening to people around us right now.Every single day.

Indie films. I can usually find something I like about almost all of them because they represent the willingness of a storyteller to take risks and experiment with new ideas. The nice thing with Infliction is that I don't have to dig for nice things to say.This isn't a big budget Hollywood film, but really, that's a blessing these days. I miss story, I miss films that ask tough questions, and I miss stories about characters. Infliction delivers in all of these areas. It's a hard film to watch sometimes because it asks hard questions and makes you as the viewer answer them yourself. There's also no soundtrack to lead you down a breadcrumb trail to "How should I feel about what's happening?"This film embraces the "challenges" associated with making an indie film on a tight budget and turns them into benefits. Innovation comes from being forced to solve problems, and the filmmakers and actors of Infliction are up to the task.The actors feel like a family - more so than many big budget offerings - and that makes this a film that pulls you in and makes you truly uncomfortable in that way films about such a heavy topic must.Yes, it's entertaining, and there are definitely things about the movie that are fun, but at its core, Infliction is a powerful film designed to make you think and ask questions. It has great acting in many, many scenes, and a slow reveal that might just have you rethinking the way you see society and families.

This film is clearly not for everyone. If you don't like story driven films, don't have an attention span or are expecting excessive mindless gore, this isn't the film you're looking for..move along. I downloaded this over the weekend and LOVED it! I have never seen a film like this. Ever. Found footage films are usually about paranormal activity or people getting tortured simply for shock value. INFLICTION is unlike either of those types of films. Although, I did have to look away during some of the extremely graphic scenes, this film is carried by the horrific story that unfolds through the eyes of two brothers who have reason to document their revenge the way they did. I don't want to give too much away, but I want to be very honest in my review to ensure true film lovers who enjoy intelligent and well done cinema that this is a film not to be missed!

The trailer is freaking awesome first off, but that doesn't even touch the whole entire film. Every family has a story,I get it but this family is seriously screwed up!!! Sick..I can't even imagine what the guy went through who put this footage together. I still can't get certain images out of my head and I usually watch pretty twisted stuff. What I like about this is that I couldn't stop watching it once it started, it's a weird type of film because it's all from these guys cameras but I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen! I've never wanted to really review a film on here, but this one is so different, I just had to. Can't wait to see it again!