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Bryan Loves You
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Wikipedia article
'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. 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,[http://emol.org/emclub/?q=bryanlovesyoudvd Bryan Loves You] Emol.org[http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bryanlovesyou.php Bryan Loves You] DVD Verdict with Dread Central criticizing the film's lack of realism, saying "Watching found footage shouldnt have the viewer asking questions like, Why is everyone acting so overly evil?"[https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/8849/bryan-loves-you-dvd/ Bryan Loves You (DVD)] Dread Central 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."[http://horror.about.com/od/dvdhorrorreviews/gr/bryanlovesrev.htm Bryan Loves You DVD] About.com
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".[http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/dvd-reviews/bryan-loves-you BRYAN LOVES YOU] JoBlo.com MovieWeb called the film "a masterfully creepy ride through religious fundamentalism gone horribly awry".[http://www.movieweb.com/news/reel-advice-bryan-loves-you REEL ADVICE: Bryan Loves You] MovieWeb
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