INFLICTION is an unpleasant and overlong found footage horror flick that follows a couple of brothers around as they become serial killers documenting their crimes. It's well made and looks nice in high definition, but the subject is passe and has been done better and there are few surprises in store here. What the film does strive for is a greater degree of characterisation than usual for the genre, but it doesn't work too well when the protagonists are so unsympathetic. The first half is the most interesting and has some astonishingly gory moments, but the second half turns into distasteful family melodrama and feels way too stretched out.

There are many frightening films out there...I must say this is a very disturbing and frightening film. It has an interesting concept and moments of truth.Jack Thomas Smith's disturbing assembled footage film "INFLICTION", which documents a 2011 murder spree committed by two brothers in North Carolina.This movie definitely gives you an eerie feeling.I would highly recommend this film for everyone to see, not just horror fans.I look forward to seeing Jack Thomas Smith's next film.

Indie films. I can usually find something I like about almost all of them because they represent the willingness of a storyteller to take risks and experiment with new ideas. The nice thing with Infliction is that I don't have to dig for nice things to say.This isn't a big budget Hollywood film, but really, that's a blessing these days. I miss story, I miss films that ask tough questions, and I miss stories about characters. Infliction delivers in all of these areas. It's a hard film to watch sometimes because it asks hard questions and makes you as the viewer answer them yourself. There's also no soundtrack to lead you down a breadcrumb trail to "How should I feel about what's happening?"This film embraces the "challenges" associated with making an indie film on a tight budget and turns them into benefits. Innovation comes from being forced to solve problems, and the filmmakers and actors of Infliction are up to the task.The actors feel like a family - more so than many big budget offerings - and that makes this a film that pulls you in and makes you truly uncomfortable in that way films about such a heavy topic must.Yes, it's entertaining, and there are definitely things about the movie that are fun, but at its core, Infliction is a powerful film designed to make you think and ask questions. It has great acting in many, many scenes, and a slow reveal that might just have you rethinking the way you see society and families.

WARNING!THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS THROUGH OUT THE REVIEW.The title of the story says it all. Infliction follows John Stiles(Jason Mac) and Kenny Stiles(Elliott Armstrong) two brothers that want to take back there lives from a dramatic turn of events from their childhood upbringing.John Stiles and Kenny Stiles begin on a journey that takes them on a killing spree that will end the Infliction they have suffered through out the years with having inner peace once and for all. The story it's self is based off of true events that unfolded in North Carolina back in 2011.The events that take place with the Stiles Brothers filming the killings that they do is somewhat graphic at times.Even,John and Kenny's older sister Andrea(Ana Shaw)is pretty graphic with what happens to her in the movie. There are some graphic parts that you can look at of the Stiles Brothers performing some of there own Infliction to people along the way.The movie was shot in North Carolina to get the setting for the movie with the events that unfold instead of shooting on a Hollywood sound stage or back lot. If you are looking for a big budget movie then look somewhere else.If you are into Indy films with story driven story telling then look no further. It is hard to believe that the events in the movie happen while the Stiles Brothers filmed it with a camcorder.Infliction is shot with a camcorder type feel that is along the lines of a found footage movie. If you are not a fan of found footage movies then I don't recommend this movie.The acting is raw and real.Some may not agree but, this film is not meant to try and win an Oscar award for its dialog. It shows how people interact with each other in a real life situation of dramatic events that will leave you wondering what will happen to the Stiles Brothers when it all ends. If you are into a story driven movie that details the actions of what a human being is capable of doing,then I recommend taking a look at this film.