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The latest film by director Kristoffer Nyholm is inspired by a true story and is known as "The Flannan Isle Mistery".
Thomas (Peter Mullan), James (Gerard Butler) and Donald (Connor Swindells) are lighthouse keepers on the island of Flannan. Who would have thought if an isolated remote island could present a horror they had never expected before. Some oddities began to occur along with the problems that continued to approach these three people. Until it reaches a point where all must go and disappear, along with the moral burden they carry!
Stunning acting from seasoned actors Tom Mullan and Gerard Butler also adds the power of the film which has this charming cinematography. Whacking emotion through a touch of cold psycho-drama, as well as spurring adrenaline with high tension in some scenes (typical thriller films), The Vanishing is an emotional play by combining uneasy feelings of anxiety and fear!
Thomas (Peter Mullan), James (Gerard Butler) and Donald (Connor Swindells) are lighthouse keepers on the island of Flannan. Who would have thought if an isolated remote island could present a horror they had never expected before. Some oddities began to occur along with the problems that continued to approach these three people. Until it reaches a point where all must go and disappear, along with the moral burden they carry!
Stunning acting from seasoned actors Tom Mullan and Gerard Butler also adds the power of the film which has this charming cinematography. Whacking emotion through a touch of cold psycho-drama, as well as spurring adrenaline with high tension in some scenes (typical thriller films), The Vanishing is an emotional play by combining uneasy feelings of anxiety and fear!
We feel that the short sentence above is enough to understand the whole story. A mother who feels a change in her child, shortly after they see a big hole in the pine forest behind their house which is quite mysterious!
The story flows very neatly, plus terror-filled conflicts that are routinely flowed with not so excessive portions. For about one hour the audience was not given a lot of clues about what was happening and seemed to allow the audience to guess their own story. Until entering the end of the film, then all the mysteries that happened have an answer!
Treatment of horror is not something new. What we've seen in this film was at UK Horror movies such as: The Awakening & The Descent, to the lil' bit Netflix series Stranger Things. But we can put The Hole in the Ground into a horror film that is worth watching this year.
Not bad but not good enough to be a fresh horror movie.
The story flows very neatly, plus terror-filled conflicts that are routinely flowed with not so excessive portions. For about one hour the audience was not given a lot of clues about what was happening and seemed to allow the audience to guess their own story. Until entering the end of the film, then all the mysteries that happened have an answer!
Treatment of horror is not something new. What we've seen in this film was at UK Horror movies such as: The Awakening & The Descent, to the lil' bit Netflix series Stranger Things. But we can put The Hole in the Ground into a horror film that is worth watching this year.
Not bad but not good enough to be a fresh horror movie.
Speaking of this film genre which was played at the Sundance Festival, is not swirling around mystery and suspense only, since its dark comedy treats are good enough to bring smile at the corner of our lips.
Adapted from the same novel by Ryu Murakami, Piercing actually has the potential to give fresh air to the mystery and suspense genre in America today. An obsession to kill using an icebreaker and carried out by SM way (Sadism and Masochism) which identical to erotic things, the soft "early" twist which directly changes the plot of the film, up to the revealing past of the story becomes the main menu of this film.
Nevertheless, the grouchy and hastly narrative style coupled with the halfway psychological approach can be said to be quite unfortunate for the already very interesting concept. Although some sadistic scenes in this film are still in a reasonable stage for us, it might be categorized as disturbing enough for you. Don't be forced if you don't get used to it, seriously. We give a score of 60% for disturbing levels.
It takes an extensive viewing references to be able to enjoy this quirky and surreal film. The ambience of the film is a little reminiscent of the neo-noir film titled The Double which was also played by Mia Wasikowska in 2013.
Adapted from the same novel by Ryu Murakami, Piercing actually has the potential to give fresh air to the mystery and suspense genre in America today. An obsession to kill using an icebreaker and carried out by SM way (Sadism and Masochism) which identical to erotic things, the soft "early" twist which directly changes the plot of the film, up to the revealing past of the story becomes the main menu of this film.
Nevertheless, the grouchy and hastly narrative style coupled with the halfway psychological approach can be said to be quite unfortunate for the already very interesting concept. Although some sadistic scenes in this film are still in a reasonable stage for us, it might be categorized as disturbing enough for you. Don't be forced if you don't get used to it, seriously. We give a score of 60% for disturbing levels.
It takes an extensive viewing references to be able to enjoy this quirky and surreal film. The ambience of the film is a little reminiscent of the neo-noir film titled The Double which was also played by Mia Wasikowska in 2013.