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Moviecut—Howl

My quick rating - 2,4/10. The very edge of a #turkey. Almost made it out of the lovely category of do NOT waste your time. But unless you are having a hard time sleeping, I cannot recommend this movie to anyone for any other reason but curing insomnia. Nothing happens for the vast majority of the flick. Just a story of a woman (Michele Martin) who is released from a sanitarium after a suicide attempt to go take care of her grandmother's bookstore for the winter. Let me say that again, she just attempted suicide and now is let out to go isolate at some house for an entire winter. Well, Michele Martin also wrote, directed and I would guess also added the really distracting looking fake snow effect during post-production. So putting that unbelievable part aside, she slowly descends into madness in her own mind. Basically just boring flashbacks, my description sounds far more entertaining than it is. Good thing people start appearing although they do make it unclear if they are there or not at times. If the psychological nightmare she may have been going through was in any way involving enough to make you care, any viewer may have wondered what was real and what wasn't. Since it is all so poorly constructed, no one will care. All of a sudden, everyone seems related and is a werewolf. No real explanation at all to any of this just like the fight in the forest that has some of the cheesiest CGI ever. That scene was just tucked in there for.....I don't know. Just a mess of a film that really never had a point. I would hate to speculate what the point actually was since I believe it was depressing and hits home with someone involved. So I'll stick with the movie itself being an utter waste.

Love this twisted tale of a woman living out her fears and fighting through them. A film that has you guessing, rooting for her the heroin, and a emotional roller coaster of emotions!! Beautifully crafted and the filmography is artistically done! The acting is epic and Michele Martin has her audience at the edge of their seats! Love love this film! A must watch!

We are all our own haunted houses but few come to grips with the traumas that create the nightmares. If you're looking for a forgettable 2 hours of "typical" this isn't your kind of film. But if you're looking for an indie that keeps after you, insisting that we face up to what's wounded us before we would others or ourselves, then this ones for you. It's not the wolves around us that need naming & taming but those within.

I was completely entertained by the twists and turns of this beautifully directed, independent film.

This is a well directed movie that keeps you watching to out all the pieces of the storyline together. It's not a predictable movie which keeps you watching and that's how a good movie is suppose to be. The lead Actress (Michele Martin) in the movie is an emotional mess who is funny, sexy, sad, happy, mysterious that makes the character easy to fall in love with. All of the supporting cast is great and gels with the lead actress to make HOWL a well rounded movie.

This is one of the best examples of well done psychological thrillers that I've seen in a long time Michelle Martin does a wonderful job demonstrating the intricacies of a dark mind. I was deeply impressed with the overall writing and storytelling demonstrated within this movie. Overall a wonderful experience.

First time director, amazing accomplishment, very creative and artistic plot twist in a dreamlike representation of the Red Riding Hood classic character!

Dulcina (Michele Martin) is institutionalized. She is let out to take care of her grandmother's house and cut winter roses. She has dreams, sleep walks, and remembers when her dad killed her mom. She slips in and out of reality making it tough for the audience. The film doesn't have much of a linear plot. Very boring. Like an early Rene Perez film without action or nudity. Guide: No swearing. Implied sex. Near nudity.