Penance Lane

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Penance Lane was definitely light years ahead of the production company's first outing, the garbage that was Compound Fracture. I had seen that film from Mane Entertainment a few years back and had so many issues with it, which was a shame because I really like Mr. Mane's overall body of work. Other then the cast it was just so amateur. Whatever they did for this one, worked and in a big way! Penance Lane is a breathe of fresh air inserted into the indie horror scene. From the story to the overall production value I was enthralled from beginning to end, it had a gritty charm about it that I can't quite put my finger on. The performances were top notch and the action was also there. Dare I say it? If they keep it up and follow whatever they did for this movie, I can't wait to see what Tyler Mane and Mane Entertainment brings to the table next!

Really loved the use of lens flares in this film, it was unique and had a great moody feel. It's a nice blend between grit and Hollywood glamor. The only negative things for me was for one, the writing was a little weak at times, luckily the actors were able to salvage the dialogue in their performances and two, missed opportunities for sex appeal, especially in being a horror. They could've capitalized on a few great moments, especially when the teenagers broke into the house but sadly they let that moment go to waste. However even with those minor flaws (that if addressed could've made this a 9 or 10 for me) I really did enjoy taking a trip down Penance Lane.

WONDERFUL,WONDERFUL,WONDERFUL Not many movies can fool you the way Penance Lane does. Twist Turns at every corner.well written well played you get your moneys worth if you like things that go bump in the night. wife and i watched it and WOW did not see that coming hats off to the entire cast and crew. truly enjoyed put us back in the 80s style Horror telling not seen to often these days in film. grab your POP Corn turn off the lights and get ready to be scared like the old days.

Super scary and shot so good...... You will think this movie was filmed by Jesus himself.

So, Triple-H plays an ex-con as usual.... no, wait. That's not Triple-H... hmmm... so this film with Booker T and DDP making cameos has a lead role played by someone playing Triple-H as an ex-con who on his release heads to a town where he has a motive to find some hidden money Booker Ts brother hid their a decade prior (Its not Stevie Ray, mustve been a third brother?) He gets hired by Bo Duke who has forgotten about racing The General Lee and become a preacher who happens to own the house and hires the fake Triple-H to fix it up. Only fake Triple-H discovers the house has some hidden occupants. I'd say the script writer wanted to make a Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, got rejected and re-wrote it to not be the characters of TCM, but figured making the Leather Face character a female would surely be a way to hide his original script plan to get this made. Fake-H then makes friends with a girl who feels some unknown reason to stick to him like flies to ... dung... and when the dung hits the fan she ends up in it as deep as he is as they have to fight for survival. I wouldn't really call this a horror. It takes a few elements of past horror looking characters and enters them in a small TCM style plot, but it soon becomes more of a typical action movie. The done to death scenario where some guy is just so brave and tough that he plans to just leave the trouble, but feels it's his duty to go back and protect the girl and kill the bad guys to save the day kinda thing. It's no tribute to old-school horror, those reviews are obvious fakes that plague Imdb these days. It's ok for one viewing, but it's a once seen, you'll never have an urge to see it ever again deal. See it, don't see it, you decide, but you're not missing anything special.

There are a few good things that happen in Penance Lane, a plot that develops, good cast, acting but the lack of budget will make a mark in the end. This is definitely not something to recommend even for the average horror fan, because it is a step lower than your usual, not quite entertaining but does has a story to it, and it doesn't reveal itself from the very start. So, as the plot thickens you get to watch a movie, one that grows right in front of your eyes, but as expected, shortly after it becomes a clichee. Now, all in all I would say this is a fair effort, from the actors, to the execution, but only as an early production of such kind, because as I said before, it is not something I would tell others about. I rated it a 4 because I strongly believe it is the best it could do regarding the budget, I do admire the way Penance Lane developed, but it is what it is. There are plenty of other better indie productions our there, so you decide what you going to watch next. Cheers!

I can't say it enough. See. This. Film. The story is great, the production is outstanding. Renae and the gang really outdid themselves this time! 10/10. Or 11/10 if I'm allowed. Rock On!

Bad performances and non sense crap. I saw this film for the goods reviews, but now I don't know this people who give this crap good rates.

This is by far one of the worst horror movies I have seen in years. The acting is so ridiculous, the camera work is a disaster. dialogue is mediocre. Absolutely nothing good about this movie to deserve a 2 or 3