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Romola GaraiScénario:
Romola GaraiPhotographie:
Laura BellinghamMusique:
Sarah AnglissRésumés(1)
Following an accident that leaves him homeless in London, former soldier Tomaz is brought to the rotting home of Magda, a lonely woman in desperate need of help as she looks after her dying mother. Though at first resistant, Magda eventually welcomes him into their lives and allows him to help her care for them. But as he worms his way into their routine and begins to fall for Magda, Tomaz starts to notice strange, unexplainable, and ugly phenomena. Something seems very wrong with the mysterious old woman who never leaves the top floor, and Magda may in fact be enslaved to do her otherworldly bidding. (Sundance Film Festival)
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Amulet reste longtemps un jeu psychologique obscur et peu divertissant, mais au final il surprend, fait sens, et y parvient même avec une certaine distanciation en forme de clin d’œil. Le film est un représentant du cinéma d’horreur indépendant qui donne parfois l’impression d’une réalisation inexpérimentée à l’expressivité étouffée, mais un bon sujet avec un objectif ambitieux maintient le tout ensemble : le mal, le démoniaque, la culpabilité, la pénitence et le châtiment… Imelda Staunton, l’actrice britannique de renom, apparaît dans un rôle secondaire mais emblématique.
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This anticipated British debut is a fine first feature, but it suffers from a slower pace and not very interesting protagonists, though it also offers an unpleasant haggardness similar to Relic. An ex-soldier has nowhere to live and is offered a free place in a dilapidated house with a young woman and her dying mother. But he soon discovers that something is wrong in the house. It's a shame that the film drags a bit and isn't very suspenseful, as the individual sequences have quite a bit of power. The scene with the bat in the toilet was literally a heart attack inducing scare for me, and there was some disturbing gore in the finale. Granny is creepy as hell and overall it has a very strange to weird atmosphere. An interesting horror film that is definitely one of the better ones, but there was still something missing for me to give it a higher rating. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence***, Entertainment***, Music***, Visuals***, Atmosphere****, Suspense**. 6/10.
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This film left me feeling quite unsettled, however, the story itself could have used some serious polishing. At times, it dragged on to the point where I found myself incredibly bored, almost to the point of exasperation. Categorized as a psychological horror, the film attempted to psychologically disturb me with some truly repulsive elements. Yet, the biggest issue for me was the setting itself. I couldn't help but notice the constant reminders of my upcoming window replacements and painting job next week. All that mold and peeling paint left me feeling rather uneasy. Adding to the discomfort, even the actors themselves weren't particularly easy on the eyes, leaving me aesthetically deprived. / Lesson learned: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 2*+
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