Beware My Brethren – Movie Review
First Reaction – Beware My Brethren is a creepy horror.
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Writer: Brian Comport (Screenplay)
Cast
- Ann Todd
- Patrick Magee (Chariots of Fire)
- Tony Beckley (The Italian Job)
- Madeleine Hinde
- Suzanna Leigh (The Deadly Bees)
Plot: A religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness. No woman is safe when Kenny’s religious mania overpowers him and leads to murder and chaos.
Runtime: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Beware My Brethren starts when Birdy Wemys (Todd) follows a strict religious lifestyle. She pushed in on her son Kenny (Beckley) which has led him to become unstable and a murderer. He tracks down women and brutally murders them.
Elsewhere, Brigitte (Hinde) becomes Birdy’s nurse and questions her religious following. Meanwhile, Kenny continues his body count, and the town becomes fearful of a killer. When Kenny’s life begins changing, he is forced to take the problems into his own hands.
Verdict on Beware My Brethren
Recap
The movie follows a religious cult whose ways question everyday life. One of the members begins taking things into his own hands, leaving a trail of bodies. However, when he finally breaks it becomes a race to stop him.
Best Parts
This uses the creepy stalker killer idea well, it makes the awkward interactions turn into nightmares. It also highlights how easily cults can take over people, leading to consequences in their actions. We get solid performance throughout, to keep us at an uneasy mindset.
Worst Parts
This falls into a strange naïve mentality often painting the victims as dumb and overly innocent. Elsewhere, the investigation often takes the back burner to the disturbing action being done.
Final Thoughts –Beware My Brethren is creepy and disturbing.
