The scariest thing about this film may be that for all its extremes, you can still trace its poison back to our supposedly evolved society. Vicki's understanding of John and Evelyn is shaped by her understanding of her separated parents (played by Susie Porter and Damian de Montemas), which is a lesser example of a man demanding total control. When Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive. The final soundtrack cue is overplayed, but overall Hounds of Love is notable for its grim focus and astute repurposing of genre-film conventions. Official music video for the single 'Hounds of Love' - which is the title track of the Hounds of Love album by Kate Bush. Sleazy Australian kidnapping drama 'Hounds of Love' will make you wish you were watching a more traditionally nihilistic horror film.
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Booth, previously a solid presence in everything from the ABC's Glitch to the Jason Statham movie Parker, tears herself apart on the screen.
Misogyny underpins the couple's crimes, with Evelyn torn between her devotion to John – she praises him as a "provider" to Vicki – and her buried acceptance that she is enabling his heinous acts. Looking in the bathroom mirror with self-satisfied pride, Curry captures John's malignancy. The cast inhabit these roles with flourishes that accentuate the picture's depths. The story is rooted in the everyday world, never letting you forget that the murderous couple can and do pass for whatever you imagine the ordinary to be. Instead of showing the sexual violence that John and Evelyn commit, the film uses suggestion – you hear a terrified, wheezing whimper, or see Evelyn calmly tidy up bloody tissues the morning after.