Synopsis
The story follows Jamie, a troubled young man with a birthmark on his face, which has left him feeling isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End of London, an area notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to news reports, the gangs are now wearing demon masks. But, one night, Jamie discovers the terrifying truth.
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Cast
- Jim SturgessJamie Morgan
- Luke TreadawayLee Morgan
- Clémence PoésyTia
- Justin SalingerRaymond Morgan
- Noel ClarkeA.J.
- Ruth SheenMarion Morgan
- Timothy SpallGeorge Morgan
- Imogen ChurchSarah
- Eddie MarsanWeapons Man
- Joseph MawlePapa B
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
Unpredictability isn't this horror film's strength, but it's stylishly crafted and excellently acted, and it boasts an abundance of heart in every sense of the word. - 70
Los Angeles Times
This compelling psychological horror-thriller contains a tremendous amount of heart. That would be largely thanks to a moving and deeply sensitive lead performance by Jim Sturgess - 67
Portland Oregonian
Storywise, Heartless is a bit of a jumble, especially in its last third. But it's got a distinct tone, contrasting romance and even outright sentimentality with urban dread and a few nasty visuals. - 67
The A.V. Club
Heartless gets progressively better as it goes along, and benefits from a poignant late cameo from Timothy Spall as Sturgess' beloved father, but it never recovers from a dull first hour. - 63
New York Post
A supernatural take on "Death Wish" meets "Faust," Heartless is an uneasy mixture of B-movie shocks, social commentary and sentimentality that shows a potent imagination at work. - 60
Empire
Effective jump-shocks and a strong turn from Eddie Marsan mask an over-complicated last act. - 60
The New York Times
Best appreciated for its sustained creepy vibe and sporadically arresting images, Heartless moves from one outré moment to another, from one self-conscious allusion to the next ("Donnie Darko" and "Taxi Driver"). It doesn't go anywhere special or much of anywhere, though it goes there in appreciably icky style. - 55
NPR
Heartless seems eternally at war with its own genre, unwilling to succumb to bloody mayhem yet neither smart nor coherent enough to transcend horror convention.
