Customer Ratings & Reviews

First, this is "found footage"... Personally, something I enjoy, but disagrees with some people... Be forewarned. Afflicted follows two young men traveling Europe after one is diagnosed with a brain issue that could kill him at any time. They decide to roam Europe, enjoy life, and film it all, posting to a travel blog along the way. 80% of Afflicted is enthralling, great, and original in many ways, while the other 20% comes off as formulaic to the point where it can affect the total enjoyment of the film- especially the final 15 minutes. But, where the ending is perhaps the weakest of the film, much of the rest is very good, following along from the night our victim first gets bitten and through his ongoing transformation (this is perhaps the strongest part of the film). Where he originally finds his ongoing transformation incredible- becoming incredibly strong and fast, that changes as the sun begins bothering him and he can't hold down food. There's even a pretty solid "out of nowhere" scene halfway through the film that only adds to the storytelling, but that's also the trigger that begins the decline in the overall movie, as well. From this point on, an original vampire film begins leaking in action scenes that would seem more at home in a vampiric version of Taken, and eventually running into a wall at the end. Simply, it seemed like the screenwriters had a great idea but weren't exactly sure how to end it before their pitch and deadline approached. Rather than rely on the originality they showed throughout the first half of the film, they fell back on typical action/ revenge tropes. (I will say that in the midst of one of these scenes, I did have to admire the first-person filming- some of the best I've seen). Definitely worth checking out, especially in a genre that's been gumming its way through theaters lately, rather than sinking its teeth in.

First of all, please stop reading if you haven't yet watched this film. While I'm not going to give spoilers per se, I am going to reveal a somewhat surprise twist concerning the type of movie this is. I came to the movie by way of its excellent trailer. Today it seems many trailers give away too much information about the movie that are advertising. Obviously that wasn't the case with this film, because I had no idea it was a vampire movie. It put a fresh spin on all the vampires tropes, like aversion to daylight and stakes through the heart. The acting of two main characters was genuine and believable. That's probably because they are actually longtime friends, according to one of the special feature bits provided on the blu-ray. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and am impressed by the make-up effects also, which were outstanding.

Nice take on the whole first person and found footage genre. I really enjoyed the story and direction of the film.It make be a bit sluggish for the first 10-15 minutes but it is in no way boring and once the movie gets going it doesn't let up

I was blown away with the story and the movie! i first saw Afflicted as an advanced screener and I truly enjoyed it. I was able to enjoy the movie fully finished on bluray. It's 2 first time directors who had a lifetime experience together as friends and co-directors. This is their first Hollywood movie and the acting and the directing are both great in the this movie. The handheld camera twist was interesting. It was great watching the character deeper down after the initial infection. I truly recommend Affliction because it is a surprise horror hit that no one would have expected.

The whole "found footage" subgenre has been done to death but once in a while, one film comes along that stands out from the others. Afflicted is one the stands out.

I had read that this movie was good, but it definitely exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended, and the blu-ray presentation is worth paying extra for.

The story may have it's holes, but the concept for this horror international adventure is quite intriguing. Reminiscent of "American Werewolf in London".

Good movie not exactly horror , I'm not sure what genre it is. Guy gets biten by a girl gets infected with a strange virus that makes him a monster .

I was quite surprised by this I saw it on uverse and was impressed right off from the start it's a different perspective on a horror/thriller.

This was a different sort of vampire movie, and although I almost turned it off in the beginning, it got more compelling the longer I watched it.

For a lie budget horror flick the effects were well done! I liked the storyline and I felt it was a very interesting take on the genre

The vampire genre has been done before and in many ways. But Afflicted gives us a new take on the genre. The acting is fantastic. Also the use of the found footage type filming is also not bad as some of the more recent films to use found footage hasn't been the best. Either way if you like to see fresh takes on old films and old horror type monsters like vampires this is your movie.

Very much Chronicle + [insert vampire movie here], Afflicted is an interesting addition to the vampire genre. Some pretty good ideas; the found footage cam aspect works here, even though I'm still not really a fan. The writer/director team certainly seem talented, I'm interested to see what they will do next. Very promising.

The movie was good in general, nothing really stood out about it, though.

well made horror film. Lots of action on a genre that has become tedious.

Great movie, this movie reminded me of chronicle,love SciFi horror movies

Another found footage film that takes you on a diffrent journey.

Nice twist to the found footage genre... Definitely a must see....

This is great if you like movies like the Blair Witch Project.

But this one is a good one not great but very enjoyable