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Malefaction is so good it would be a ‘crime’ to miss it. This is the first crime drama to come out of Cornwall since Wycliffe and wow have things improved since the 80s. This spine chilling short film, by up-and-coming director Katie Price & editor Sam Scott, with Luke Howe’s creepy behaviour with a heart is more Silence of the Lambs than a cosy midday murder.
Luke’s facial expressions when it comes to dismantling the poor victims body certainly created a performance like no other and the lighting of this scene sends chills to your soul. The on screen chemistry between Luke and film newcoming Bella Jefferies is tense and gripping to watch, commenting about film Bella told Focus; “I actually was scared of him at times, he was terrifying in the role.”
Luke’s excellent acting is almost eclipsed by a show stopping performance from Poldark actor Rory Wilton who plays Detective Paul Church; his overall mannerism connotes a world-weary character weighed down by the stresses of being a murder detective. His performance is so good it wouldn’t surprise me if he went on to do more roles like this as his performance was easily as good, if not better, than other great detectives like Cracker, Rebus or Frost. Supporting Rory’s was other local favourite Richard Mann who plays a very likable Coroner, but can they figure out who the killer is?
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