We Are What We Are (2013)

Crappy film

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I watched this the other day, on Amazon Prime, with totally 'fresh' eyes - i.e. I'd never heard of it (or the original Spanish version) before and I didn't know who most of the actors were (except for Kelly McGillis). I was torn between watching this and, ironically, another film with Kelly McGillis in (The Innkeepers), but I didn't even know initially that she was in this movie too so when I first saw her in it I found it very coincidental!Anyway, I'm very glad I watched this movie. Anyone expecting a nonstop, moronic gorefest though should look elsewhere. That's NOT what I was looking for and was looking to watch something a bit more challenging, interesting and less 'lowest common denominator'.We Are What We are is a slow burner of a movie but from the get go I found it captivating, mainly thanks to the 'moody' setting, the rainy ambiance, the dark colours, etc. It's a beautifully shot movie and the actors were all very good, and I especially liked the performance of the doctor whose daughter went missing and who gradually puts two and two together to realize what became of her. The actor who played the father was also great. There are some gory moments in the movie but few enough that even fairly squeamish people should be able to watch the movie without feeling the need to flee! Having said that, my sister - who HATES scary and horror movies - would probably refuse to watch it! As the movie progressed the beginning made more sense - i.e. why the mother died the way she did and why she did what she did after leaving the store (re the flyer!).The only thing about this movie that disappointed me was the bizarre, schizophrenic, unexplained ending. It was way too far fetched and the total turnaround of the younger daughter (not so much the older daughter who is a lot more 'knowing' and calculated) from how she was shown throughout the rest of the movie was totally illogical. It just made no sense, unless she was supposed to be even more 'addled' than the older sister. Overall I really enjoyed this movie and am glad I happened to come across it quite randomly. I can definitely recommend.P.S. Some of the reviews for We Are What We are are SOOOOO detailed they're really not fair. To pretty much give away what an entire movie is about is so wrong - people need to review movies clearly and fairly without resorting to giving everything away. Personally, I think IMDb should refuse to publish such spoiler laden reviews.

This movie is genuinely creepy and scary with using almost no jump scare tactics. It will leave you thinking until after you watch it. The movie jumps right into the chilling story line and doesn't stop until the last few minutes. Spanning over a chaotic few days, it packs in the right amount of chaos and terror to tell the riveting story of a local family with a very unusual ritual. After the death of their mother, the two sisters begin to rethink the way they are living their lives and whether or not they can change it. It is not for the weak stomached though, I did literally gag at the end. The story and script is very well written, and the actors are very talented. You will not be disappointed in watching this.

Jim Mickle remakes the Mexican horror thriller very well. Its nice to see a Gothic inspired modern day horror with the market going overboard with torture and found footage movies... it does take a while to get into things but the last 45 minutes gives you a great twist you didn't see coming So the movie is based around the Parker family, a reclusive family in small town America living in Victorian values. Mother is unfortunately killed, pretty daughters Iris and Rose, young Rory and the matriarch father Frank.A storm has just started to hit the small town, whilst out getting groceries the mother ignores warnings and is consumed by the storm. Having to survive the sisters take on their mothers religious duties whilst keeping an eye on their brother.As the storm over the next few days is pouring bone fragments are making there way down stream and into the hands of Doc Burrows, meanwhile a local girl has been reported, one of many over the past few years.The police now on the trail are searching around the vast grounds of the Parkers home, one copper gets close to one of the sisters which will always be a bad idea. The family secret is about to be exposed after many years which is sending Frank into a frenzy.The ending has a twist I wasn't expecting at all and after you find that out the movie all makes sense If you want something different, a break away from Hollywood fails of horrors or sequels this is one to watch, little gore but more thriller.

The Parker family is fasting following and old family tradition. When the matriarch, Emma Parker (Kassie DePaiva), goes to a hardware store in the nearby small town during a rainstorm, she does not feel well, has an accident and dies. Her husband Frank Parker (Bill Sage), who is the owner of a trailer camping area, grieves her death and forces her older daughter Iris (Ambyr Childers) to assume the responsibility for keeping the family tradition, feeding them and nursing her teenage daughter Rose (Julia Garner) and her young brother Rory (Jack Gore). He also gives Emma's journal to Rose with the history of their family to learn their traditions. Meanwhile Sheriff Meeks (Nick Damici) and Deputy Anders (Wyatt Russell) are investigating cases of missing persons in the skirts of the town. Doc Barrow (Michael Parks), who lost one daughter that has disappeared, is carrying out Emma's autopsy and finds an important discovery that will connect the missing cases with the Parker family. What is the tradition of the Parker family? "We Are What We Are" is a depressing and creepy remake of a 2010 Spanish movie "Somos lo que hay". The story is developed in slow pace in a depressive atmosphere and the acting is top-notch. Unfortunately the screenplay discloses the mystery too soon but the gore conclusion is gruesome and hard to be seen. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Somos o Que Somos" ("We Are What We Are")