I went into this movie expecting the usual horror slock but was taken complely by surprise. This is a well made, well written and well executed movie with only small inperfections.
The charecters just have so much charm, you root for them and are heartbroken whenever they are hurt.
The movie follows Laura and her family that buys the old orphanage she used to be in. The place is giving of some scary vibes and soon her son Simòn disappears.
This movie is emotionally brutal. It sets up these charming and lovable charecters and sees them slowly decent into sadness whenever something bad happens. The ending of this film made me tear up and is a gut punch in all the right ways.
One of the small problems I have with the movie is how it balances it's different elements. The movie is a Charming ghost story, then paranormal investigation then straight up horror movie and tragic drama. While all these elements work on their own, they can feel disconnected from the part before it, as if you were watching a completely new movie. I don't see this as a major flaw but something I noticed while watching.
The story is an amazing exploration of desperation. The little family that loses it's son, starts to believe in ghost and will do anything to see him again. Seeing them rationalice more and more wierd and unbelievable stuff is heartbreaking. Even now I wonder if their ever really were ghosts or if Laura just wanted to believe so bad in order to find her son. Both stories are amazing interpretations in my opinion.
This movies scares are great. I am sadly so used to American cueing now that it surprised me whenever the movie didn't do a cheap jumpscare. All the scares are earned and well done, with only a few not doing it for me. The atmosphere is what is making the movie scary, not loud noises. There is one scene towards the end that freaked me out with so much tension that you'll be bursting with antisepation inside.
The camera work is also really well done in this film with great moving cameras and beutiful stills. The camera work doing scary scenes are especially done well and Really makes the scenes even scarier.
I highly recommend this film. After a long dry period with bad horror movies it's great to finally see an amazing one. It is a most see.
The charecters just have so much charm, you root for them and are heartbroken whenever they are hurt.
The movie follows Laura and her family that buys the old orphanage she used to be in. The place is giving of some scary vibes and soon her son Simòn disappears.
This movie is emotionally brutal. It sets up these charming and lovable charecters and sees them slowly decent into sadness whenever something bad happens. The ending of this film made me tear up and is a gut punch in all the right ways.
One of the small problems I have with the movie is how it balances it's different elements. The movie is a Charming ghost story, then paranormal investigation then straight up horror movie and tragic drama. While all these elements work on their own, they can feel disconnected from the part before it, as if you were watching a completely new movie. I don't see this as a major flaw but something I noticed while watching.
The story is an amazing exploration of desperation. The little family that loses it's son, starts to believe in ghost and will do anything to see him again. Seeing them rationalice more and more wierd and unbelievable stuff is heartbreaking. Even now I wonder if their ever really were ghosts or if Laura just wanted to believe so bad in order to find her son. Both stories are amazing interpretations in my opinion.
This movies scares are great. I am sadly so used to American cueing now that it surprised me whenever the movie didn't do a cheap jumpscare. All the scares are earned and well done, with only a few not doing it for me. The atmosphere is what is making the movie scary, not loud noises. There is one scene towards the end that freaked me out with so much tension that you'll be bursting with antisepation inside.
The camera work is also really well done in this film with great moving cameras and beutiful stills. The camera work doing scary scenes are especially done well and Really makes the scenes even scarier.
I highly recommend this film. After a long dry period with bad horror movies it's great to finally see an amazing one. It is a most see.