Some Kind of Hate Movie Review

Bullying is a common issue in every school across the world. It takes a supernatural turn in “Some Kind of Hate”, being presented for the first time in Canada at Montreal’s International Film Festival.

Lincoln is an outcast, living with an abusive, drunk of a father and constantly being bullied at school. One day, he has enough of the abuse from the usual bully and fights back, stabbing his oppressor with a fork in the neck. He is then sent to a camp, in the middle of the desert, for misunderstood and problematic teens. However, even at this camp, the humiliating and violent abuse continues from fellow adolescents. In a fit of rage, cowering into one of the buildings’ basement, he wishes death upon his aggressors. Unknowingly, the spirit of Moira, a deceased, furious teenager who had previously been at that camp, hears his pleas of desperation and sympathizes with his situation. Her thirst for revenge will run wild on whoever has done harm to Lincoln… and she’s about to get out of control.

Extremely typical storyline where the major outcast mutually falls in love with the major bully’s girlfriend. Second time I’ve gone through this eye-rolling situation in the past few weeks after “Deathgasm” (also presented at this edition’s Fantasia Festival, but superior in its own type of movie). The unusual twist to this story is the addition of the supernatural aspect to the plot. Moira, who had been bullied to the point of death, fuels on rage and revenge. When Lincoln hits a breaking point at the reform camp, she manifests herself by attacking his assailants in a macabre way: she wears a necklace made up of razor blades, and whenever, as well as where ever, she cuts herself, whoever she is targeting will suffer the same damage. This in itself was an acceptable turn of events, but the rest of the movie is quite the annoyance.

The dialogue is often completely idiotic, having you grunting in disbelief that one of the characters is saying such a thing, or rolling your eyes at the absurd remarks that another would make. The vast majority of the actors are horrible enough for you to shake your head in disbelief and cover your eyes from the lack of talent onscreen. The movie attempts to use bullying as a way to shock and revolt you, but fails to succeed. Even the movie’s finale has you shrugging and saying: “Really?”

“Some Kind of Hate” has an ordinary plot with what could have been a clever twist to it. However, the unbearable dialogue and torturous acting demolish the movie. A saddening 2 stars out of 5.