“In the main role, Giles Alderson is fantastic; perfectly demonstrating his character’s loosening grasp on reality as events unfold.”
“The strength of the film lies in the gray zone it quite aptly creates. Luckily all the actors put in great performances, David (Giles Alderson), in particular, is very adept at translating his paranoia onto the screen. Crucial to the film as the audience is supposed to feed of it to increase the impact of the events.”
“Giles Alderson’s portrayal of David O’Reilly is a brave one, showing a man on the cusp of exhaustion, despair and potential lunacy. It’s rare to see a male lead having to break himself emotionally as much as Alderson does, and David is almost comical in his mania at times, but Alderson gives a realistically haunted performance throughout that is both gutting and terrifying.”
“A fabulously creepy, insidious film which stars Giles Alderson, making a realistic and ultimately doomed protagonist.”
“The Torment is a tour de force of budget cinema.”
Outpost Skaro, 30th July 2010
“This is a quality little British horror film and well worth a watch. In the dark. With the sound cranked up to eleven.”
Gorepress, 9th August 2010
“Giles Alderson really plays his role well and manages to portray the fear that David must be going through very effectively.”
“Giles Alderson’s portrayal of David is a highlight of this film, his descent into a world where his nightmares seem to be becoming a reality is very well acted, a world where paranoia and fear seem to be creeping in and causing a descent into a disturbed state of being.”
