Let Us Prey

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Held in a remote police station, a mysterious stranger takes over the minds and souls of everyone inside.


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et Us Prey
Directed by Brian O'Malley
UK/IRELAND/88 MINUTES

Though it kicks off with a stylish, attention-grabbing opening, Let Us Preyeventually devolves into a stagy and wholly uninvolving mess that's something of a chore to sit through. The film, which details the chaos that ensues after a mysterious stranger (Liam Cunningham) is arrested and placed in a local jail, suffers from a first half that seems to consist entirely of setup, as director Brian O'Malley, working from a screenplay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson, places a heavy emphasis on the contentious relationships between the myriad of central characters - and yet it's impossible to work up any real interest in any of this primarily because most of these people are just aggressively unlikable. And while there is some entertainment to be derived from the mystery surrounding Cunningham's malevolent figure, Let Us Prey's almost total lack of momentum paves the way for a disjointed final half hour that drags in a palpably (and seriously) epic way. By the time the noisy, pointlessly violent climax rolls around, Let Us Prey has completed its transformation into an oppressive and misguided piece of work - which is too bad, certainly, given Cunningham's sinister performance and the initial promise of the film's premise.

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