A stomach wrenching movie. It's really well done and it really makes you think.

So realistic it made me sick..Excellent perfomances such a great atmosphere but so difficult to watch it till the end...

I rated this movie super high, almost exclusively for the ride it took me on. I agree with what many others have said about the movie, but that never stopped me from being thoroughly entertained, start to finish. Martyrs has its share of problems, but it was a hell of a fun ride!

Such a haunting experience Martyrs is. It'll haunt you. It is still one of the most unsettling films I've ever seen, even on this rewatch in which I knew what would happen, it was still hard to watch during some scenes. Especially the second half of the film. You kind of feel what Anna goes through. And when the movie is finished, you'll know you will be haunted by it for days.

These New French Extremity films are just something else. They take things to a whole new level. It is not for everyone. But I do believe if you like horror movies you have to watch Martyrs. It is one of the best movies coming out of the New French Extremity movement. With great visual effects, great acting and a good enough story to get you hooked. Just try to watch something light after, it is what I'm going to do now.

really ?

Martyrs delivers an intriguing and original concept but doesn't quite reach its full potential. It borrows a page from Terrifier's playbook by dispatching the superior actress early which leaves a noticeable performance void. The third act hits a bit of a lull, but rebounds with a gripping and shocking climax that's sure to leave an impression. While it may not fully flesh out (no pun intended) its premise, Martyrs is worth a watch for horror fans looking for a unique and unsettling experience.

I was expecting “Martyrs” to be one of those torture porn movies with lots of shock value just for the sake of it, but I actually appreciated the attempt to elevate the disturbing scenes into something functional to the narrative. Laugier knew that he couldn’t just torture women for 90 minutes straight, and tried to add as many ingredients to the pot as possible. Some worked, some didn’t. The first half in particular felt a bit all over the place. Still, the direction and cinematography are miles ahead of what you’d expect from a recent low-budget horror.

it was just okay.

I think it was hyped up too much, the storyline was good though

Dissapointed. At 35 minutes you still don't know what's going on beyond the few layers of plot presented. It's not because it's a mystery, it's because of a lack of plot development and story telling. What's do we get as entertainment? Violence with a shaky camera (did you expect a proper atmosphere ), and a dollop of cliché mental instability, with all the hallucinations and screaming that comes with that? Yawn inducing characters. To make it even more dull, scenes often go on way too long. That's because they needed to fill the time up due to a paper thin plot. But as long as there's a distressed unwashed bloody girl in shot, it's watchable right? Then the end. When the story actually progresses on a bit. Or does it? It's one of those movies that gets a good score because of hype. Pointless, stupid and boring.

A movie you see one time...a really hard one...

Pretty hard to see, I have seen stupid justifications, but the one here takes the cake

whether it's a good movie or not, it's an awful horror movie.

This was surprisingly mediocre. I guess I expected more given its reputation. The film takes you in right from the start with the beautifully haunting opening scene. It grabs my attention immediately. The first half of it, the home invasion part, is what makes me stick with this film. The way it's shot and the sound design just makes your skin crawl. It's just so well done, enthralling, and brutal that I was so sure that this would be my new favorite horror film, but then the quality keeps on decreasing after that, losing my interest. Once the core idea is revealed, it seems to me like it's tacked on as an afterthought in attempt to elevate the film from being just a torture porn, but ends up making it less effective. I still think this is an interesting film that more people need to see. There's a lot of torture scenes in this, though not in an excessively gory sense, they still are uncomfortable and unsettling to watch.