I saw this film at the Imagine (sf/horror/fantasy) filmfestival Amsterdam 2014. It was programmed as a "surprise" film, so I had no means to outguess what was in stock for us. But even given an opportunity to prepare, there was not much material to support any opinion, be it good or bad or ugly. There was only one user review on IMDb, which was overly positive. Having seen it beforehand, it only would have amplified my disappointment, given what I know now.
For starters, it was based on a not very well constructed script, that took off very slowly. And what's worse for a movie advertised as "horror", it never became creepy in any way. Also, the final scenes contained undirected and confused violence, leaving us confused who was targeting who. Finally it left unneeded open ends: WTF was wrong with Klarence, who remained invisible in the prologue, but was apparently someone of importance to the father figure. (*** SPOILER AHEAD ***) When we eventually get to see him in display as a large, naked, bald human, only 6 years old (as we are told in the final scene), I'm completely lost on what it is all about and what caused this misfortune situation.
Three boys are prominently present in the story, and perform very naturally. However, Klarence had the assignment (not so easy when really 6 years old) to kill the three boys. Obviously, he missed his assigned target for the greater part, because we see (*** SPOILER AHEAD ***) one of the boys still alive in the end. In a misguided attempt to compensate, he killed other members of their respective families in the process.
This film ranked lowest for the audience award. There is justice after all, and I'm not alone in my negative feelings after the fact.
For starters, it was based on a not very well constructed script, that took off very slowly. And what's worse for a movie advertised as "horror", it never became creepy in any way. Also, the final scenes contained undirected and confused violence, leaving us confused who was targeting who. Finally it left unneeded open ends: WTF was wrong with Klarence, who remained invisible in the prologue, but was apparently someone of importance to the father figure. (*** SPOILER AHEAD ***) When we eventually get to see him in display as a large, naked, bald human, only 6 years old (as we are told in the final scene), I'm completely lost on what it is all about and what caused this misfortune situation.
Three boys are prominently present in the story, and perform very naturally. However, Klarence had the assignment (not so easy when really 6 years old) to kill the three boys. Obviously, he missed his assigned target for the greater part, because we see (*** SPOILER AHEAD ***) one of the boys still alive in the end. In a misguided attempt to compensate, he killed other members of their respective families in the process.
This film ranked lowest for the audience award. There is justice after all, and I'm not alone in my negative feelings after the fact.