Baskin

Well, I don’t know what exactly was that, but I think I liked it. A perfectly executed horror film with a character of its own and many scary, almost surreal scenes, but if I take it all around, the expectations were a tad higher due to the great trailer. In the individual scenes, Baskin is pure horror in the truest sense of the word, with a tangible terrifying atmosphere, great gore and excellent make up and visual style. But for Evrenol, the director, a simple story about police officers that come across a black mass wasn’t enough and he tried to turn the thing up a notch, with not fully convincing results. Was the ending really as banal as I think, or is there something else? I don’t know. In any case, it’s a film every fan should watch and form their own opinion. I’m not able to say who will like it or not. For me right now 7/10, but I might give it another point later. (30/03/2016)