Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Predictable & not actually 'scary' but still this is a very beautifully shot, 'Michael Haneke' inspired good psychological horror flick. Though there were different sort of hints & clues throughout the movie, yet it left unanswered couple of basic questions regarding the situation in the family...i.e. why the boys left alone in the first place while their mother was in the hospital & going through the surgery? Where is or what happened to the father? I think those issues could be resolved just in one or two lines or shots. Still an intense build up that keeps you guessing who is the actual terror here--the mom or the kids?, a macabre last half an hour as well as excellent direction & cinematography all over made it a great watch. I loved it but only like to recommend for the fans of psychological horror.
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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl
Please elaborate on Dark Places. I'm really curious about that one. I loved Gone Girl and I have a friend who told me that Dark Places the book was truly horrifying.
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Wow! Great to see you back on HDC, Chrono :)
Now, about DARK PLACES...I understand why Angra found it boring while I was frustrated. I haven't read the book, so I can't compare about how good or bad it was as an adaptation but as a movie, it's an okay drama with a mystery & elements that could work for a really cool & engaging horror/thriller but it took different approach and that frustrated me mostly.