This film gripped me I loved it. The camera seems to hold and linger with the mood through the whole movie but when it moves, it moves you in turn. What a heart warming film. It had me in tears, but in a good way. The director picks nice subtle expressions with some amazing strong and also subtle performances. It achieves so much practically without any effort. I was completely taken by this film and the characters. It was haunting and atmospheric, dark and moody but so full of charm. Their words to each other are scarce, but when they speak, it has impact and meaning. The director knows that words are not even necessary for most of the story. Movies are about images. The images are beautiful and calm and then bite back with the past. This story is compelling scene after compelling scene. Such great atmospheric sound too! It is not that original, but they way it's done made me love watching. It is a minimalist work that achieves the maximum. Simply put: one of the best touching stories ever. It just works perfectly. They're performances beat most I've seen for ages. Turkington underplays when he needs to, with emotion but also subtly. Murphy shines as Clara, but I wanted to see if she would give in to him again, but their physical relationship clearly isn't the significant part, I felt she needed more warmth and there needed to be more of their love story but it was still there. Every single movement is treated gently until the last moments, and when we see what happens in the end, it hits home. I don't think it's really about the twist, but rather what I missed to begin with. If only it could have been more detailed with the supporting characters. All the time I was wondering what their individual significance was. There was some really nice symbolism, beautifully shot and just a dream to see. The effects, sound and music were great. Such a short, sweet film that kept me wanting more. It was a wonderful film with emotional truth. The end was too soon!
Review of Door Out of the Dark
