The Australian thriller captivated TIFF audiences keeping them at the edge of their seats.

Blame is an amazing Australian thriller about a young group of vigilantes who take vengeance into their own hands. Sex characters, one location, and a sorted web of lies, half-truths and misinformation that's meticulously unraveled. If I hadn't read it I would not have guessed that Blame was writer and director Michael Henry's debut film.

It was masterfully crafted, toying with the audience, revealing plot like a well thought out game of chess. The pace, acting, editing, and sound combined to create an intense sense of palpable anxiety. I couldn't remember the last time I left a movie having such a visceral reaction, and I think I realized why: the filmmaker gave his audience credit. Too many times are the big reveals in movies let downs because they're too obvious, it's been figured out long before leaving you disappointed. Blame was crafted with a clever audience in mind. It seemed as though those in the seats came to realizations at the same time as the characters on screen. What's more, it's not tied up neatly in a Hollywood-style bow. Tense from the very beginning to the very end, Blame is a true thriller through and through. Let's hope it's one of the lucky flicks picked up at TIFF for distribution.

Emer Schlosser
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