mrwildgoose

A horror movies that doesn't insult your intelligence. It might require some background idea about abrahamic religions though, to appreciate the symbolism and storyline.

I find horror movies a bit idiotic because the protagonists keep making dumb mistakes. It isn't very different here, in that the protagonist keeps going back to her pursuers, but the difference here is that she actually wins against them, time and again! Which is a refreshing change from all the other horror movies which scream about the human condition being essentially hopeless, with all the sudden lethal jump scares. But this movie has a triumphant heroine!

Very good performance by Samara Weaving. Good actors make you believe in the story. Worth a watch, if only to see a Human win against the darkness.

A heavy, sombre mood is created throughout the movie, using blue and grey tones, complemented with sinister background music. I watched with Hindi audio, so perhaps I lost some of the nuances. But I felt that the story line was kinda flat and linear. Could have really done with a more complex plot. There were a lot of repetitive, inconsequential scenes. And a lot of wailing. Nothing much by way of horror. But a passable drama. The tropical asian locales were a welcome change from the scenes of popular western horror movies. Performances were okayish, but a bit over the top at times.

I wondered if the houses had attached toilets, because otherwise the characters needed to walk a mile to get to a bathroom for a shower!