Hot Picks
|
|
|
Speak No Evil
Benelux
Denmark / Netherlands 2022
produced by Jacob Jarek, Ditte Milsted (executive) for Profile Pictures, OAK Motion Pictures
directed by Christian Tafdrup
starring Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev, Hichem Yacoubi, Jesper Dupont, Lea Baastrup Rønne, Adrian Blanchard, Sarina Maria Rausa, Ilaria Di Raimo, Alessio Barni, Ilaria Casai, Martina Barreca, Andrea Benucci, Sieger Sloot
written by Christian Tafdrup, Mads Tafdrup, music by Sune Kølster
review by Mike Haberfelner
|
On vacation in Italy, Danish couple Bjorn (Morten Burian) and Louise
(Sidsel Siem Koch) make the acquaintance with Dutch Patrick (Fedja van
Huêt) and Karin (Karina Smulders), and the two couples immediately click,
as not only do they seem to be on the same wavelength, also their
respective kids Agnes (Liva Forsberg) and Abel (Marius Damslev) seem to
get along just fine despite the language barrier - so when a couple of
months after the vacation, Patrick and Karin invite Bjorn, Louise and
Agnes over to the Netherlands to spend a weekend, they happily accept. And
at first, everything feels superfine - sure, there are a few hiccups but
nothing friends can't overcome. Things only get awkward the second
evening, which leads the Danish couple (and child) to leave in the middle
of the night - but return because Agnes has left her fluffy rabbit behind.
And they run right into Patrick and Karin of course, who couldn't be more
apologetic and persuade to stay another day and night. And at first
everything couldn't be nicer, only this time the later the night gets, the
more Patrick and Karin's masks slip, to eventually hasten our Danes
escape. But that doesn't mean their Dutch hosts haven't already set their
trap ... For the most part, this is a pretty nice slowburn
thriller, one that's character- rather than spectacle-based, and that
finds its suspense in subtleties rather than bombs under the table, also
thanks to some well-written dialogue and pretty great, fittingly
underplayed performances by all of the involved. It's really just the
finale that's a bit of a letdown as it just fulfills horror thriller
clichés a bit too much with all the carefully employed nuances suddenly
thrown out of the window for pure shock value. Still, it's a film worth a
watch, also as it does feel intentionally uncomfortable at times, it just
loses itself a bit in the end ...
|
|
|
review © by Mike Haberfelner
|
Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned) |
The links below will take you just there!!!
|
|
|
Thanks for watching !!!
|
|
|
Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
|