Martyrs (2008) **1/2

If you want a bad time, look no further than Martyrs (2008). The oppressive nonstop violence and torture had the opposite effect than what the filmmakers were going for (I think?)—I found myself bored and over it. I wasn't quite sure what the point of it all was until the film basically became the torture porn version of Joan Of Arc (complete with "artsy" ending to piss most people off). I admire the craft and the f/x are good but this is not a film that I feel I ever need to see again. Transformative? Maybe for some but not for me.