Lord of Tears 2013 123movies

Watch: Lord of Tears 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – Lord of Tears tells the story of James Findlay, a school teacher plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious and unsettling entity. Suspecting that his visions are linked to a dark incident in his past, James returns to his childhood home, a notorious mansion in the Scottish Highlands, where he uncovers the disturbing truth behind his dreams, and must fight to survive the brutal consequences of his curiosity..
Plot: Lord of Tears tells the story of James Findlay, a school teacher plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious and unsettling entity. Suspecting that his visions are linked to a dark incident in his past, James returns to his childhood home, a notorious mansion in the Scottish Highlands, where he uncovers the disturbing truth behind his dreams, and must fight to survive the brutal consequences of his curiosity.
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	5.1/10 Votes: 1,518
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Visually enigmatic, but underneath the clockwork is failing…
Based on the 8.2 rating and a string of glowing reviews on different internet sites I decided to order this movie on DVD. The central image of a rather eerie owl-figure fascinated me no end. I was not disappointed by the presentation when I received it, packed in beautiful artwork and including a real feather. A wonderful detail.

Sadly somewhat of this visual flair diminished when watching the actual movie. On the positive side, the visual style/photography are in sync with the esthetic’s of the exterior of the packaging, but inside the clockwork some serious glitches are showing, that partly ruin the experience.

Let me first start with the biggest flaw: the acting. Euan Douglas’ delivery is often forced and unintentionally funny. This movie is his only credit for now, and I can see why. He simply lacks the complexity that is needed for this role, being both vulnerable and scared and obsessed by his demons. Even worse is Alexandra Hulme’s over-acting. I understand that her character needs to be extravagant, but again her delivery is so over the top, I began to doubt the real problem was also in the directing of the actors.

Further disappointments were some of the plot holes and inconsistencies that abound. Especially the psychology of the characters doesn’t make sense half of the time. Take the main protagonist. When he first discovers one of his drawings he made as a child of the owl man, a rather innocent, slightly creepy sketch, he pulls off a hysterical face, as if he saw a hideous monster. However, when he later on faces the real thing he keeps a straight face??? The film is full of these illogical stuff, but as I don’t want to spoil the plot I won’t describe them. Sufficient to say, this movie has all the marks of an inexperienced director.

That said, the movie also has its qualities. The whole idea of the owl man and the visual flair attached to it is quite extraordinary. It feels like there is a constant disconnect between the high profile visuals/photography and the amateur acting/dialog. I constantly felt the urge after each faltered dialog to stop watching, but the visuals kept pulling me in.

Especially sad is that the story behind the failed delivery is actually a nice (thought classic) ghost story. Maybe even that is somewhat of a disappointment, as the whole mysterious imagery of the owl man suggested something even weirder and unsettlingly unspoken, only to find out the actual revelation is more traditional.

In any case, I give this move a modest rating. Specifically for its above average visuals that give it more of an art-house look and not your typical bland-looking horror film. And maybe this is the whole problem of the movie: it clearly is not geared at typical horror movie buffs in search of blood and gore, but rather at an art-house audience. Sadly enough, to please this audience the movie fails to deliver enough dept in the form of subtle layers. And even more crucial, it neglects the essence of each enigmatic mystery: that a mystery even at the end when everything is wrapped up still needs to be…a mystery, in order to weave its spell after the screen has already faded to black.

Better than some of the other indie trash out there
I’ll start by saying- this movie is not great. However, it isn’t terrible either. There are some indie horrors which are an absolute waste. Lord of Tears wasn’t a complete waste of time, there are some redeeming qualities. Just don’t believe the reviews from cast and crew members, which is more than obvious by now, that’s how it goes on IMDb with a lot of small productions by independent filmmakers.

As some people stated, the acting is not particularly solid… at all. The male lead is not great, but I’ve seen worse. Mainly, he feels to me to be acting onstage, instead of in a film; a little too exaggerated and hammy, playing too much to the audience instead of falling into his character. The female lead isn’t too bad. Though later in the film, after the ‘reveal’, I found her acting to get worse, yet she did creep me out at times.

Mainly what I did enjoy about Lord of Tears was the cinematography, as well as some of the effects achieved here and there. It’s not all wonderful; there are some scenes, certain shots, I was not a fan of, but overall there was a decent atmosphere.

I give this a 6 out of 10, almost solely for the fact the story isn’t just another rip-off of something else, it has a shred of originality in it. Plus, the Owl Man was fairly creepy. I think they overdid it with the Owl Man ‘speeches’ at times, but the heart was in the right place. You could do worse than this film, when it comes to indie horror; there is a LOT of garbage, but Lord of Tears was half decent, enough to give it 6/10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 44 min (104 min) (Original Cut), 1 hr 25 min (85 min) (director’s cut)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
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Genre Drama, Horror
Director Lawrie Brewster
Writer Sarah Daly
Actors David Schofield, Alexandra Hulme, Euan Douglas
Country United Kingdom
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Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
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