Pantafa

I would very much like to support any non-Hollywood horror feature. And you can feel it in this movie, it was created by someone who has his own idea about how movies should be made. That I can respect, although on the other hand some takes and ideas here do look amateurish.

I do like that this movie managed to avoid the pretentiousness that is filling up all the Hollywood movies, the characters feel more lively, more realistic.

You can feel ethnic uniqueness in this one, the atmosphere is well developed, and the whole background of a small, country town is well delivered.

Characters are believable and once again more realistic than you would see in Hollywood movies. Yet it feels like they are not explored well, we are not given any real insight in their past, and can only make assumptions.

The pace of the movie feels way too slow, although you might argue that details may hold meaning (yes, there are hints here and there, and they do give clues), it is just hard to watch how they unravel so slowly and then leave so many loose ends.

Scene in this movie feel distant from each other, like they are not creating a good flow for a story, it feels like a mess how some transitions are made.

Horror part is lackluster. It felt a lot like a dark fairytale, like the danger is there, but it doesn't feel imminent.

So overall, this movie has left me unsatisfied. I did find some good parts for myself, and it made me expect it to end up being much better, yet it just falls flat with its crumpled ending.