In Britain, and I count Ireland as being part of the British Isles, if someone is a bit ga-ga we'll say "They are away with the fairies". That most certainly applies to the Mother in this drama. Note this movie is a domestic drama involving mental illness and abuse, which although horrific is not horror.
I'm not sure what year this is set in. Certainly not the current year, the kids don't have mobile phones and the family have a CRT TV. Maybe late 1980s or early 90's? You may question the relevance of this but it is only very recently that Halloween has gained any traction in Britain but it is Halloween that plays a significant part in this movie. Fireworks and Bonfires are reserved for Bonfire night, November 5th, not Halloween. Sure enough, Bonfire night has roots in pagan tradition as does Halloween but to feature the later I suspect is pandering to an American audience. I never saw a pumpkin in a British store until well in the 2000s.
As said earlier, this is not a horror movie. The supernatural elements seem added in order to gain an audience for a domestic drama. I wish they'd have left the fairy dust out as it's a bit discordant, as a drama about mental illness it's fine as it stands but as a horror movie it's a bit pants.
I'm not sure what year this is set in. Certainly not the current year, the kids don't have mobile phones and the family have a CRT TV. Maybe late 1980s or early 90's? You may question the relevance of this but it is only very recently that Halloween has gained any traction in Britain but it is Halloween that plays a significant part in this movie. Fireworks and Bonfires are reserved for Bonfire night, November 5th, not Halloween. Sure enough, Bonfire night has roots in pagan tradition as does Halloween but to feature the later I suspect is pandering to an American audience. I never saw a pumpkin in a British store until well in the 2000s.
As said earlier, this is not a horror movie. The supernatural elements seem added in order to gain an audience for a domestic drama. I wish they'd have left the fairy dust out as it's a bit discordant, as a drama about mental illness it's fine as it stands but as a horror movie it's a bit pants.