★★★★★★★○○○ [ 7/10 ]
Lovecraft would've loved this movie:
As someone who has read all of Lovecrafts books I can assure you that this movie has a strong Lovecraftian vibe. And even the title seems to be some sort of homage to Lovecraft's work, I presume (In the mouth of madness -> Innsmouth ?) Or maybe I'm just over-interpreting things. Who knows?
With that being said I really enjoyed the movie. It was refreshing and different. Sometimes the prospect of "not knowing what's real or not" is even scarier than straight up gore or monsters. After all the fear of the unknown is the ultimate essence of true horror. This movie had plenty of it so I can't complain.
Final verdict: definitely recommended (if you like Lovecraftian horror)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113409/
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