Plot: Ruth (Alice Lowe) is pregnant and alone, except for her unborn child of course. Her midwife (Jo Hartley) advises her to just relax and listen to her baby, as her unborn daughter knows what she needs. But for Ruth this is a tough sell, since her baby wants her to murder people. Ruth hears the voice of the baby, driving her to kill and leaving her quite stressed. First she visits a pet shop and after scanning the exotic animals, she slit the throat of the creepy owner. The baby’s blood lust wasn’t sated however, as next she targeted a scummy DJ who hates sex, but still has sex with any woman who happens to offer. This encounter resulted in a makeshift castration, but Ruth was kind enough to tuck the victim’s mother back into bed afterwards. Is Ruth having an emotional breakdown or is her unborn child truly forcing her to kill?

Entertainment Value: I like horror with a dark humor edge, so I was curious about seeing Prevenge. Alice Lowe plays the lead role and serves as the film’s writer & director, so this is her baby (no pun intended). She is excellent in front of the camera, nailing the serious moments, the humor, and being able to convey a unique brand menace for those murder scenes. Whether or not Prevenge entertains you is likely going to depend on how you view her performance, since she has the lion’s share of the screen time. The rest of the cast is good too, especially some of the nastier types paraded out, with the DJ being a personal favorite victim of mine. The tone has that dark humor, but deals with some serious topics, so its by no means an all out comedic horror movie. The line is fine, but it is there. I thought this was a solid movie, though I liked the narrative less as it was revealed. But the ride is a fun one and Lowe puts on a great show here, not to mention her stylish direction. So if you’re into horror with that dark humor trim, give Prevenge a look.

There’s a castration and even some lactation, but no nakedness here. We do have some nice blood though, including the aforementioned castration scene. While not insanely graphic, the scene does have a nice gush and we see the poor guy holding a chunk of his manhood in his hand. Also have a couple nicely done throat slits, an eye impalement, and some random goopiness in each of the death scenes. So not a tidal wave of the red stuff, but some rock solid murders here. The writing is quite good and yields some nice exchanges. Lowe’s discussions with the murderous baby are hilarious, while the DJ has some outlandish views on women and relationships to share. Good stuff. Prevenge isn’t totally sane, but aside from the premise of an unborn child demanding deaths, this one isn’t too off the rails. But Lowe’s performance is a little unhinged at times, so it earns a couple points for that.

Nudity: 0/10

Blood: 4/10

Dialogue: 3/10

Overall Insanity: 2/10