Burning Inside (2010)

Burning Inside tells the story of a man known only as John Doe. Who has awaken from an extended coma with no memory of his past life, no clue as to who he is, or what happened to him. After obtaining a new life with a wife and normal existence he suddenly finds himself filled with a need for revenge that must be carried out by any means necessary.

I always hear people screaming that they want something unique, they are sick of remakes and they are sick of the same old cookie cutter horror stories. I present to you Burning Inside, a horror cinema experience like none you have had before. This is not your ordinary horror film, it does not spoon feed you what it wishes you to believe, or what it wishes you to feel, this is left completely up to you the viewer to observe and to analyze, and to form your own conclusion on what you have just experienced.

There is very little spoken dialog in this movie, and most of it is shot in black and white. Sound wise you are mostly exposed to ambient sounds from the current location, and a truly spooky soundtrack in just the right places. The tone of voices used in the delivery of all the lines in this film gave me a feeling like I was watching someone's dream, or maybe even a journey described by someone who may have digested a hallucinogen of some sort. This feeling is supported heavily but the strange way this film is edited at times, giving you a truly uneasy, and unfamiliar feeling while viewing it.

Burning Inside is a true assault on your senses that will leave you thinking about what you have just seen for a very long time. You may not even get how amazing of a film it is in a single viewing. I personally plan on watching it many more times to be sure I missed nothing in this beautiful example of true genius and creative cinema. It's rare a movie leaves me so inspired and just amazed by its editing, and use of sounds and, eye grabbing visuals to invoke emotions of the person watching.

Going into this movie, I would have had no clue that it would end up fighting its way onto my most enjoyed horror movies list. And not only claiming a place on said list, but falling in the number three slot. Some people may disagree with this review, they may not get this movie, and I don't blame them at all. It's not something that is easily explained, but I promise you this, it will leave a mark on you forever, no matter if you loved it or hate you will not forget "Burning Inside".

After watching Burning Inside with my jaw laying securely on my floor, I have to give it the rating of 9 out of 10, but I give this rating from the point of view of a very huge fan of the classic black and white horror era, and a very hardcore fan of obscure indie horror. This movie may be lost on the mainstream, crowd but for you who scream for something different, enjoy this gift from the movie gods.

9/10

- Ritualistic