Malignant is the new film by James Wan who directed Furious 7 and Aquaman and concerns a young woman named Madison (Annabelle Wallis) who suffers a violent blow to the head from her partner which cracks her skull but soon after she starts seeing visions of violent murders from a mysterious creature who may or may not have ties to her childhood, a childhood she has long forgotten.
Malignant is one of the most fun times I have had in a cinema this year and full credit to that has to go to Wan in the directors chair, he is so assured of his craft and his storytelling abilities here that is a real treat to watch him go full flight with a horror film that has the backing of his home studio Warner Brothers and many of the films gory violent scenes not only justify the films R18+ rating here in Australia but had me beaming from ear to ear.
For you see the Blood like the Spice in Dune must flow for the Blood is the life and those bloody moments in this movie made me wish all the more that Wan had directed this years Mortal Kombat movie for I am certain after seeing this movie he would’ve done some amazing, kick ass and properly brutal fight scenes for that film instead of the fucking amateur act that the film we got was.
Also seeing this movie in a cinema, in that dark environment of the big screen and a loud sound system really added to the horror moments of this film that have such life and kinetic energy in them that their a real treat to watch and watching it at home would not have been anywhere near as good and I really feel for those who missed out on seeing this on the big screen as it is meant to be seen there.
As for the performances I think their okay the standout was Annabelle Wallis who looks a lot like Angelina Jolie with black hair but makes for an effective heroine and I really liked seeing Australian actress Jacqueline McKenzie as Dr. Florence Weaver, the head doctor of a mysterious research centre that lies at the heart of Madison’s struggles and that side of the story is well done for the most part and it had me intrigued.
And lastly I am amazed that the VHS tapes in this movie were still in good working order despite being in a dark, damp, basement for 30 years, I’m pretty sure they’d be nigh on unusable due to mould on the tapes.
And so that was Malignant and it is easily one of my favourite movies of this year, I had a blast watching this and it is well worth watching if your not squeamish, The Blood Must Flow, 4 and a half out of 5.
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