There is just something about the movies where a wronged woman sets out to take matters in her own hands, like "I Spit On Your Grave", "May" and such movies. That is why I took the chance to sit down and watched the 2013 movie "Scorned" from writers Mark Jones (also the director) and Sadie Katz.
While "Scorned" is not a masterpiece, then it should be said that it was actually quite enjoyable. Sure, the movie had some flaws here and there, but overall, it was good entertainment.
There were some pretty nice torture scenes, where it does get quite visual. Those scenes really added to the enjoyment of the movie, because they help tell the story so well. So thumbs up for the visual department here.
The storyline in "Scorned" was pretty straight forward. A woman finds out that her fiancée is having an affair with her best friend, and she decides to teach both of them a lesson they will never forget. Yeah, that was essentially it, nothing much innovation here, right? But keep in mind, while this has all been seen before, the movie does still come out as being entertaining.
It was nice to see Billy Zane in the movie, but he wasn't the one doing all the heavy lifting. No, that achievement falls to AnnaLynne McCord, playing Sadie. She really did a phenomenal job with her portrayal of the somewhat psychotic fiancée scorned and hellbent on revenge.
The movie does take a turn towards the end, as in showing off an aspect of the Sadie character. I enjoyed that, but I don't think that twist will fall well in everyone's liking. And as for the ending of the movie? Well, let's just say it was corny, campy, predictable and cheesy.
But all in all, a nicely enjoyable movie. I am rating "Scorned" a solid six out of ten stars.
Scorned
2013
Action / Comedy / Crime / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Scorned
2013
Action / Comedy / Crime / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Keywords: revenge
Plot summary
If you're going to cheat on your lover, don't get caught. And if you do get caught, you'd better hope your lover isn't secretly insane. Kevin learns the hard way when his girlfriend Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord of "90210") discovers that he's having a scorching affair with her best friend (Viva Bianca of "Spartacus"). Now Sadie has planned a romantic weekend getaway for just the three of them, complete with terror, torture and twisted psychosexual games. The trap is set. The party has begun. And tonight, hell hath no fury like a woman SCORNED.
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Visual and disturbing portrayal of a wronged woman...
McCord's best movie
AnneLynne does a great job at playing the twisted psychologically deranged girl in whatever movie she appears in and this movie is no exception. One minute she's all the sweet and flirty southern girl stereotype the next minute she's a deranged killer, a woman scorned.
There was nothing really bad I can say about this movie and the people who don't like it are probably male and don't like it because it has such a strong female lead. Notice how all the reviewers who are writing this off as a comedy are male. Women have feelings.
As a horror movie fan I felt like Sadie was a character and found myself cheering for her at some points. The victims were just typical selfish middle class people. I didn't feel sorry for them at all. One scene that was probably way over the top was the puppy in the microwave scene. Like Sadie said herself it was hardly his fault all this had happened.
Tiresome
This little Misery update (2 victims instead of 1) could have been better done.
Firstly launching straight into the misery stage wasn't right. It would have been better to build things up from the normal then show how things disintegrate. Instead there is too much of the "torture" and it loses impact after a while.
What's more shocking than all the "torture" is what happened to Billy Zane. Why did he let himself go like Val Kilmer? Annalynne McCord does as well as she could have with this material. The friend looked a bit bored.
There is a little twist at the end but it feels a bit lame. Overall it feels a bit tiresome and not worth the effort.