This film had a sinister mood, fantastic lighting, great acting and a script that resonated like a Grimm's fairy tale.
The parents are by far the most compelling part of the movie. The actors portray them in such a way that no part of this film feels slow and it's always menacing even though nothing technically happens for 3/4 of the runtime.
There are only 2 things that keep this from being 10-star, required Halloween viewing, for me:
The first is minor- the teacher should've contacted the police at least 3 separate times and it's not believable that she didn't- especially at the end.
The second is major- the ending introduced an unforgivable plot hole (the sister could've broken through the dry wall to escape at anytime) that only exists because she is so freakishly strong.
In the perfect ending, she is weak and malnourished when she is let out, but still scary looking and evil. She still kills all the same people, but in creative ways that don't require supernatural strength.
Still a great, under-the-radar watch. I just feel like there's a perfect movie right there, and they just missed it.
The parents are by far the most compelling part of the movie. The actors portray them in such a way that no part of this film feels slow and it's always menacing even though nothing technically happens for 3/4 of the runtime.
There are only 2 things that keep this from being 10-star, required Halloween viewing, for me:
The first is minor- the teacher should've contacted the police at least 3 separate times and it's not believable that she didn't- especially at the end.
The second is major- the ending introduced an unforgivable plot hole (the sister could've broken through the dry wall to escape at anytime) that only exists because she is so freakishly strong.
In the perfect ending, she is weak and malnourished when she is let out, but still scary looking and evil. She still kills all the same people, but in creative ways that don't require supernatural strength.
Still a great, under-the-radar watch. I just feel like there's a perfect movie right there, and they just missed it.