Nakani

..and a sustained unease throughout. This Independent film is why I haven't lost faith in the horror genre. It has a stong story and almost a lore to what is being shown. The frights are genuine and has a unique idea behind its presentation.

It is really a journey into an idea best left alone. Watching how the characters behaved as their world morphed into horrific chaos was a welcome relief from other films in this genre.

Clever use of the camera and lighting, made the descent into the wilderness a subtle storytelling trick, and was quite.

There are some gorgeously frightening moments in this film, and the climax of what exactly Nakani is will frighten even the most difficult horror fan. I recommend this highly.

I love horror movies! And I loved this! There are very few horror films that can immerse an audience into a world, and sustain it for 2 hours.

I loved watching this, because I didn't know what to expect. It avoided formula, and made its own thing. Thats what I loved.

It strived to intensify, rather than terrify. To magnify rather than horrify. And by doing that, it created a sense of being totally out of the ordinary. Then when the moments of terror and horror hit, they explode out! It was great!

There was a rising sense of dread, until nakani is revealed, and I jumped right out of seat! Turn left, turn right...you can't get out! Those of you that have seen this movie know exactly the scene I'm talking about.

I left the theatre feeling totally satisfied as a film goer and horror movie lover.

The movie is good, but not great. The potential for great was there, but it was just too dark!! While there are moments in the film that have obvious impact, the bulk of the movie I found too slow and quite dull. Seems to me that the filmmakers patted themselves on the back for coming up with a great story line and got lax about the rest of the movie. Highly over rated, in my opinion.

Premiering in a Swiss Festival, "Nakani" is an alarming and clever look at a Canadian Native Indiginous Legend. The legend of the Nahanni Valley, or the 'Valley of the Headless Men'.

There is an atmosphere of degeneration from the full color, glossy 4K, 2:35 aspect ratio that then descends into a desaturated, dull, 4:3 aspect ratio, as the story progresses into the unknown.

On the screen, the trees are sun-soaked and bright green, the water is clear - full of sound and life, but once the characters cross the river by the waterfall, everything changes. It is very subtle, but as a viewer, you suddenly realise that something isn't right. The sky clouds over into a constant grey, the leaves on the trees drop off in the middle of summer, and the branches become naked and twisted. The world is deteriorating along with the characters.

The film relys on tension and ambiguous confusion to create the horror. Shadows, sounds and hints of something keep you from looking away. Sure, there some jumps scares, but these are used sparingly. It relys instead, on slow realisations and the hair on your neck slowly standing up.

The end of this film is excruciating and gives you a jolt scare, so effective, that you jump right out of your seat.

This is good storytelling and good scares with the startling realisation of what nakani actually is, and that the characters never even had a chance.

Moral?? Don't go into the woods when the local tribe tells you not to!!

It was a really good movie so don't get me wrong, and the over all idea of the movie was genius but it just really wasn't that scary for me.

I've been into horror movies as long as I can remember, so maybe I'm desensitized, or what I find scary is different than you.

When I decided to go see it, it wasn't what I had hoped. This is the problem with horror, it is very rare that everyone agrees if something is frightening. BUT I will say that I'm giving this movie a 7 out of 10 because the ending WAS exceptional and did make me jump. The ending was the terror and fear that I wanted all the way through. The conclusion was quite well done.