It has some isolated moments that get disturbing sequences, an atmosphere of terror that is sustained by good sound design and a cinematography that manages to take advantage of the mist of the swamp. But the characters are flat and the development of the story is very conventional, with ridiculous moments (the relationship between Jonas and Betriek, the representation of the legend of Feike in a school play...). There is more atmosphere than consistency.
There was the potential for something good here but the story is underdeveloped. Some moments are chlling but there are no real scares here.
WOW, did not expect that. Wonderful creepy and full of tension. I liked the way it unfolded itself and how it ended. Very good folk horror, comes definitely on one of my lists!
Since I can't turn off the subtitles, I couldn't make it through the opening scenes.
Good movie but no jump scares
I gave this a pretty high rating because I watched the entire movie without getting bored or distracted. This is definitely an above average supernatural story of trauma being passed between generations.
This Dutch supernatural horror mystery may fall apart a bit in the middle but is suitably atmospheric and creepy throughout. It's more of a family drama that's heavy on the atmosphere and I feel like it could have used a good trimming, but it certainly delivers some decent thrills by using familiar family curse tropes. The second act of the film is definitely not the strongest after an effective slow build at the beginning. Thankfully, it picks back up by the third act. Even if it does have a few silly moments and some cliched stuff, by that point you've already been sucked in. The lead performance is very solid as well.
Shout by Marcelo Castanheira (Rexx)BlockedParent2023-12-21T16:37:35Z
Really, really simple...
But do you know what? I love it!
Simple but honest.