A movie that promises a lot, but doesn't deliver
especially when you
realise it is a total take on "The Shining" ! The actors are excellent
and, at first, the mystery is well drawn, but when the main actor (A
writer falling under the spell of spirits - rings a bell ?) thries to
emulate Nicholson, everything falls apart, leading to an overdrawn
finale (The cop arriving at the right moment to save the day and the
"What the heck ?" sudden appearance of Fulciesque living deads )
Granted, there are scary moments, but all in all, we are left
disappointed. Besides, like most German TV movie or series, it tries
pretty hard to hide its origin, sacrifing any originality whatsoever. So
far, the Spanish still deliver the best Euro-horror so far. Maybe we can
have hope for "Jeux d'enfants", a new French horror movie whose trailer
I saw before this one. Keep
realise it is a total take on "The Shining" ! The actors are excellent
and, at first, the mystery is well drawn, but when the main actor (A
writer falling under the spell of spirits - rings a bell ?) thries to
emulate Nicholson, everything falls apart, leading to an overdrawn
finale (The cop arriving at the right moment to save the day and the
"What the heck ?" sudden appearance of Fulciesque living deads )
Granted, there are scary moments, but all in all, we are left
disappointed. Besides, like most German TV movie or series, it tries
pretty hard to hide its origin, sacrifing any originality whatsoever. So
far, the Spanish still deliver the best Euro-horror so far. Maybe we can
have hope for "Jeux d'enfants", a new French horror movie whose trailer
I saw before this one. Keep