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yukononun
There's so much potential here. So much wasted potential.
Firstly, the lead actress is phenomenal. Despite
, she's able to captivate the viewer with a single look. She manages to be both alluring and terrifying.
Secondly, the atmosphere and cinematography are both fantastic. It's a beautiful looking film and the rising tension is captured perfectly.
Thirdly, the soundtrack is great. It really complements the film and doesn't get in the way.
So what's the issue, then?
Three things:
1. The male actors, especially the lead. While the actor who played the brother was the weakest link, the lead was just not convincing. The only thing he really pulled off was legitimately looking like he had anaemia, but I'm not sure that can be credited to his acting skills.
2. The lengthy sex scenes. Were two long and gratuitous sex scenes really needed here? Did they add anything to the story? Because I'm certain that the film would've progressed just fine without them. In fact, it probably would've benefited greatly from it.
3. The script. From the dialogue to the plot, so much of it was unnecessary and so much of it needed tweaking.
Were the two conversations with the motel manager really needed? Was it truly necessary to hear multiple topics over and over again to advance the plot?
That aside, the plot itself is both a mess and in dire need of fixing. If the focus was put upon the sister and less upon the brother, and if the tone was more of an atmospheric horror than a drama with horror elements, then this would've been an incredible film.
It has nearly all of the pieces to be something truly fantastic, but the few missing pieces are so necessary and so glaring that the film just doesn't work. It's such a shame. 2 years 1 month ago