Acolytes trailer

In an interesting film from Australia, Acolytes tells the story of three high school teens who blackmail a serial killer.

On a outing in the woods, Mark witnesses someone covering something up with shovelfuls of dirt. He stays out of sight until the person leaves, watching him drive off in an SUV with a unique tire cover that has a large butterfly on it. The next day he tells his two friends James and Chasely and decide to go find out what was buried, convinced it was either money or drugs. With shovels in hand, the three head out to the woods. Their digging unearths not money or drugs, but a female body. Shocked by the discovery, they attempt to anonymously call the police, but Mark gets met with skepticism because of the fact that he sounds young. Re-thinking what to do next, they know they have a fair shot at ID’ing the killer because of his unusual spare tire cover. After a while, they’re able to successfully track him down and end up blackmailing him. But instead of money, they want a certain person killed.

Gimp wise there is a fair scene at the end where Chasely is handcuffed with her hands behind her back and with a chain around the handcuffs, securing her to the wall in the basement. Fairly descent as she is only wearing a T-shirt and has clear tape for a gag.

Entertainment wise: I liked this film quite a bit. Very suspenseful and filled with twists and turns throughout… although there were a few moments when I didn’t totally see how they connected all the dots. I also liked the way the ending pieced all of the main plot points together. Like why the certain individual was targeted for the hit, the conversations, and the tie-in to the opening sequence. Overall I give it a B/B+