When a gold locket is removed from a makeshift grave the man buried underneath rises from the earth and sets out on a murderous rampage to get back what is his. 

In A Violent Nature is an experimental horror movie that plays out a familiar story. Here writer/director Chris Nash delivers a slasher movie from the perspective of the killer with the majority of the film shot from behind him as he lumbers ominously towards his prey. This means we only see and hear snippets of the young group that he murders one by one from the killers perspective. 

The results are jarring. With our undead antagonist completely mute and with no score to speak of there are numerous scenes where we just watch the killer lumber determinedly forward. With only the sound of his trudging footsteps, the foliage he pushes through and the birds in the trees tweeting. Progress is slow and the lulls between significant action are long. But then, moments of extreme violence erupt. The kills are graphic, highly inventive and terrifyingly protracted. 

The plot itself is classic horror fare. Horny teenagers in a cabin in the woods disturb a grave and pay for it. A final girl appears. But the way it is told makes the viewer the victim. As the murder spree continues we see how unstoppable, unfeeling and depraved evil can be. Regardless of if we survive, seeing all this must take a toll.

Not everything works. The low budget results in some extremely inventive and good physical effects work. But there was also clearly a need to dub a lot of the footage again post filming and it does not always match well with what you are seeing. However the main bone of contention will be who is this film going to appeal to? The graphic violence should keep gore hounds happy, but only if they are prepared to wait for their next fix. 

A fascinating experiment which will absolutely polarise opinion. Sometimes ponderous, likely to be too violent for many but featuring a powerful ending and premise.