After a young boy named Seth Dove (Jeremy Cooper) is caught with his two buddies causing havoc he must go and meet his odd widow neighbour Dolphin Blue (Lindsay Duncan) to apologize. Quickly Seth believes she is a vampire. Seth's brother Cameron (Viggo Mortensen) returns home from war, but he grows to have an interest in Dolphin, which Seth does not wish to happen. Sheriff Ticker has the look of a villain straight out of an old Sean Connery James Bond movie (see DR. NO & THUNDERBALL). I think it is wonderfully filmed with a great score by Nick Bicat. I think newcomer Jeremy Cooper does a terrific job playing the 8-year old Seth. In fact acting all around is top notch. Interesting that most scenes are played out in sunlight rather than the usual horror staple of darkness. In turn though, did not find scary at all and may work better through the lens of a drama rather than horror.
Review of The Reflecting Skin
