kathrinmaass

First I have to say that I sometimes have the urge to bang my hand on the desk while reading imdb movies. ALL men in this movie are bad? REALLY? Wow, this movie has actually...let me count...20?...no...10?...no....2 men in mentionable roles? And one of them is not even yet a man? So well, 2 psychopathic males in a horror movie REALLY add up to the message 'this movie gives the impression all men are bad'. On the other hand: ALL women are good in this movie? Really? Oh well, wild woman ate poor dependant personality disordered mum's face...but hey: ALL women in this movie are GOOD!

So enough of my rant about other reviews, let's get to the movie.

I am a big fan of torture porn and rape and revenge movies. And in my opinion this movie has a very fresh angle on this old topic. Because the element that really makes you cringe is neither the torture motive nor the rape/revenge motive, but the deconstruction of the perfect family facade. Right from the first minute on the observant viewer will notice that there is something off with this family. And it takes a steep dive down to hell after that....

The acting is superb. Everybody who criticises that the characters don´t seem to be authentic doesn´t seem to get that this is exactly how it is supposed to be - because they are not authentic. The portrayal is only a facade. I am deeply impressed by the portrayal of the wild woman (I hope the actress was not method acting this role).

The movie had captured me after a couple of minutes. I watched it on amazon prime and just wanted to watch the first 10 minutes to see if the start was promising enough to suggest it to my husband to watch it together. But I just couldn´t switch it off...and I will definitely watch it again with my husband.

The only movie that gave me comparable shudders until now has been Eden Lake...and I have watched many movies that should give you shudders. No Hostel, Martyrs, I spit on your grave, saw and so on comes close to this....

OK, first of all to all the 1-star-raters: Seriously? Have you ever watched a bad movie? Watch Sharknado, then you know what an 1-star-movie ist.....even if you hate the adaptation, you have to take into account camera, editing, acting - everything. This is simply not a 1-star-movie. I do understand why some enthusiastic people give it a 10-star.rating, but again: seriously? There are some weaknesses in the series and what bothers me most is the inconsistency of quality. There are some really great scenes where everything fits: acting, camera, cinematogrphy, costumes, lighting....they are woth a 10. But then there are scene that really look like they have been taken from a cheap monster B-movie. The scene with the elven king in the caves....I thing most cosplayer would have gotten the better. There are some scenes that are just over the top tacky, especially when it comes to magic (the mages tower, Brokillon Forest). I have never read the books, only played witcher 3, so there was not much of a dissapointment hardcore fans felt. I think it was an above average show, but with flaws.

Before watching this I checked some reviews like I usually do...what really stunned me was that the main point of criticsm is the arabic accent of the English is wrong. REALLY? Well....guess what...I watched it in the German synchronization and it was perfect. All actors speak fluent German without any accent - problem solved! Well, for the rest....I enjoed the show as a spy story....some of the historical background confused me, like some other reviewers I have been missing the entire Palestinian conflict.