Review of Nekro

Nekro (1998)
2/10
Completely Blasé
3 December 2016
Much like other low budget movies of the extreme genre, there's no real plot and the title gives you a general idea as to what you're in for. However, unlike some "extreme horror" features (like the August Underground trilogy and American Mary) where there is some sort of substance and some sort of message (be it political or social) somewhere in there. With Nekro, not so much; which comes off as something that was made simply to get a rise out of the viewer and nothing else.

The quality is very low and amateurish, and it's clear that a lot of things were done in post (such as the audio) and it's sometimes hard to tell what's going on in some shots because it's really dark at times. Nevertheless, I will say that if the quality was improved, chances are it could be up there with other movies about necrophilia and truly live up to being as disturbing as it has been made out to be--and I'll give the makers credit it where it's due for giving the effort to trying to make something truly haunting and revolting.

If you're looking to watch a good movie about the subject, then I'd say skip this and go check out Nacho Cerdà's "Aftermath". There's no dialogue, but the effects are impressive and fairly realistic for being done on a small budget.

2.5/10
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