Megalomaniac (2022)

• Year: 2022
• Released: N/A
• Country: Belgium
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10916810/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megalomaniac
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: French
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Horror
• Runtime: 118 min
• Writer: Karim Ouelhaj
• Director: Karim Ouelhaj
• Cast: Eline Schumacher, Benjamin Ramon, Hélène Moor
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	5.7/10
	84% – Critics

Megalomaniac Storyline

Martha and Félix are the children of the Butcher of Mons, a notorious Belgian serial killer from the 1990s. Unstable and riddled with insecurities, Martha lives vicariously through social media. Her brother, crushed by the family legacy, takes over their father’s killings. Harassed and violently assaulted at work, the docile Martha falls into madness and goes through the looking glass into the strange and terrifying world inhabited by her brother.

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A tedious parade of misery

Urgh. This year’s seeking profundity by brutalising young women effort.

Clearly talent in front and behind the camera, all completely wasted on a tick box exercise in outrage – the aforementioned misogynist violence (and some of it is indefensible), rape, incest, auto cannibalism and so on and so forth.

Striving for the heights of Kieslowski or Haneke and falling down because everything it does has been done before and can only be that shocking once or twice but here we are 20 years later with people attempting to pull the wool with the same old shtick.

I didn’t hate it but it profoundly bored me.

Incredibly intense, one of the best horror films of the year.

“Megalomaniac” is one of the most disturbing and powerful horror films I’ve seen in a while. This French-language Belgium production fits comfortably in the European Extreme horror film genre — like “Martyrs” and “Frontier(s)” among others. You’ll feel like you were punched in the gut after you’re done watching it. And although it’s not for everyone, it’s one of the best horror films of 2023.

As the film begins, we are told the story of “The Butcher,” who killed 15 women over the course of six months. We then fast forward to meet his two grown children, Felix and Martha. They live in the family home, and Martha works as a janitor, where she is treated awfully, to support them. Felix appears to be continuing his father’s work, and Martha seems to know about it. She also appears to be trying to get help for her clear mental issues by having a social worker visit her occasionally.

Martha’s treatment at work becomes truly horrible, and we think that we are going to see her embrace the madness that runs through her family and lash out. But “Megalomaniac” is far too clever for that. Martha’s descent into madness is far more horrifying than we could ever expect and you will never get me to spoil what happens, other than to say it becomes one of the most disturbing and nihilistic films I’ve seen in a long time. And the movie becomes even more powerful when every now and then, it hints that things may not be completely as they seem… but never takes any shortcuts or gives easy answers.

The acting is absolutely spectacular. Eline Schumacher as Martha and Benjamin Ramon as Felix command the screen every time they are on it. The film doesn’t shy away from graphic violence but also doesn’t revel in it and that makes it even more intense. And intense it is, “Megalomaniac” does not let up for the entirety of its running time, there is not a single light moment or laugh in it.

To be honest, I am a little surprised this film actually got a wide, mainstream release. You will feel this movie as you watch it and after it’s done. It will generate long discussions, including what the title refers to. It’s a pleasure to give a rave review and hopefully get it some more viewers, so if you’re a fan of these types of intense horror films “Megalomaniac” is recommended without reservation.

Rough

Directed and written by Karim Ouelhaj, it’s about Martha (Eline Schumacher) and Félix (Benjamin Ramon), the children of the Butcher of Mons, a notorious Belgian serial killer from the 1990s. Martha lives a normal life while her brother has taken over the work of his father. But when she’s harassed and violently attacked at work, she finds herself in the same twisted mind of her father and brother.

Unable to get back at her accuser at work, Martha soon takes a woman hostage and chains her up, belittling the woman for her looks. Then, Felix joins her, pulling her further into his darkness. All of the pent-up hatred that she has for herself, all the pain and trauma of growing up the daughter of a killer, it all comes out as she attacks her victim.

Just let me warn you now: this is a dark watch, one that will upset nearly everyone who watches it and it doesn’t have the release valve of the slasher. It’s unrelenting blackness, a way too normal world filled with broken people perpetuating the cycle of abuse, violence and pain. I don’t usually give out trigger warnings, but trigger warning for everything.