April Pearson and “Tormented” Film Premiere, London

Posted by fjgirls in May 20th, 2009

‘Tormented’ the teen slasher movie had its UK Premiere at the Empire Leicester SquareÂ last night on Â May 19, this was a smaller event compared to some recent premieres. This film is directed by John Wright and stars Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean, Tuppence Middleton, Georgia King and Mary Nighy of which a large proportion were at the premiere which is good to see, and April Pearson grabs the headline.

April Pearson Tormented Premiere 19 May Red Carpet

Tormented Trailer at You Tube

TheÂ Â Plot

An asthmatic, overweight school kid gets bullied at school to suchÂ a pointÂ Â that he commits suicide. He then comes back as a zombie ghost and terrorises the gang that drove him to take his life.

The Verdict:
On what initially sounds a ridiculous plot/film and as far fetched as it can possibly get, you’ve got to hand it to this film for the “Zombie Ghosts” element. We’ve heard of Zombies and we’ve heard of ghosts but Zombie Ghosts, now there’s an original idea. In a lot of places this film has a B Movie feel about it, and also a slightly “home” made feel to it, ordinarily this would spell disaster, but thatsÂ strangely this filmsÂ appeal and it seems to work, in an odd way!

Acting, plot/storyline and acting weight in terms of casting and any other technical film aspects are not this films strong point at all, and the critics we think will not be keen on this film for that reason, and we wouldn’t say its incredibly scary. But originality it has, its slasher, horror screamville with a modern day feel and twist, and although the story is far fetched, the bullying aspect in everyday school life is pretty real andÂ we are talking globally.Â This film has a message and you could say its sole purpose is to make bullies think twice about what they are doing, could become compulsory viewing in schools, you never know!

We quite like the look of this film for that reason, but 3Â stars for this film would put it in the same league as the recent neutrally rated “Easy Virtue” starring Jessica Biel, different league film altogether therefore we think not! But its way better than 2 stars and marginally better than 2 and a half. Rating 2 and half stars out of 5++++++. Essential viewing for slasher fest lovers, but not for the sqeamish.

Tormented Red Carpet Highlights:
Sophie Wu Red Carpet: