Bryan Loves You

2008 American film
  • September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Running time
92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$25,000

Bryan Loves You is a 2008 horror film directed by Seth Landau. The film relates the supposed true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It was shot in 17 days with a budget of $25,000.[1] It was released on DVD on September 23, 2008 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Plot

The plot revolves around a 32-year-old psychotherapist as he begins to suspect that the local religious cult has been murdering the town's citizens. He soon becomes sucked into a web of mysterious happenings, with the cult of the 'Bryans' being the focal point. The film uses the 'found footage' format, and claims that the film is a compilation of security footage.

Cast

  • Seth Landau as Jonathan
  • George Wendt as Mr. Flynn
  • Tiffany Shepis as Cindy
  • Daniel Roebuck as Professor Spine
  • Tony Todd as The Narrator
  • Bobby Slayton as The Interviewer
  • Brinke Stevens as Nurse
  • Jilon VanOver as Brody
  • Lloyd Kaufman as Jonathan's Helper

Reception

Critical reception for the film has been mixed to negative,[2][3] with Dread Central criticizing the film's lack of realism, saying "Watching “found footage” shouldn’t have the viewer asking questions like, “Why is everyone acting so overly evil?”"[4] About.com's Mark Harris negatively reviewed the film, stating that "Bryan is mostly made up of drawn-out moments of inconsequential activity loosely tied together by a scenario that never delivers."[5]

JoBlo.com reviewed the film positively, giving it three-and-half "Arrows in the Head", and writing that despite the film's resemblance to previous horror works such as Clockwork Orange, the movie "still feels fresh and inventive".[6] MovieWeb called the film "a masterfully creepy ride through religious fundamentalism gone horribly awry".[7]

References

  1. ^ "Beware of this 'cult' classic - A&E - the Temple News". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. ^ Bryan Loves You Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Emol.org
  3. ^ Bryan Loves You Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine DVD Verdict
  4. ^ Bryan Loves You (DVD) Dread Central
  5. ^ Bryan Loves You DVD Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine[failed verification] About.com
  6. ^ BRYAN LOVES YOU Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine JoBlo.com
  7. ^ REEL ADVICE: Bryan Loves You MovieWeb

External links

  • Bryan Loves You at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Bryan Loves You at Rotten Tomatoes