A Different Kind of Hate for a Horror Film

The Hatred starts out with a wacko father, Samuel Sears (played by Andrew Divoff, who, as far as I have seen, only plays wicked characters--and plays them well). It is 1968 and Samuel still holds Adolf Hitler, who he personally worked with during WWII, dear to his heart. Samuel's teen daughter Alice just wants to hang out with friends, do something other than stay inside the house all of the time. Her mother is understanding, but her father won't hear of it as he declares that "No one can enter this house". This doesn't go over well for Alice and she soon dies. There is about thirty minutes spent on this family unit and I wished there had been a lot more on the Present Day with the four college friends and little Irene as they are much more fun and relatable and, of course, because now they are spending a mini vacation in the same house where terrible things took place with the Sears family.

As far as scares go, there aren't many that are scary, but the wicked ghostly creature is crafted well; the makeup effect of a surprising guest is also done up quite impressively. What is also refreshing is Sarah Davenport who plays the main protagonist Regan; she is an excellent actress and delivers an intellect and praticality that is not typically seen in intense frightening situations.

And the "hatred" stems from the past, a twisted Nazi kind of hate that saturated the Sears house. Thus, there is some interesting history brought into the plot. The acting by Bayley Corman, one of the college girls, is also convincing, but the other two friends didn't really add anything exciting to the story.

So, a different kind of film that is played out well for the most part.

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