Review of Penumbra

Penumbra (2011)
6/10
Humorous (I hope) film noir horror movie -- parody?
22 September 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Cristina Brondo is an all business real estate agent whose greed gets her involved with the wrong crowd when she rents her apartment. She makes the movie.

This movie is a (I think?) a humorous film noir parody of a horror movie. Although most horror movies already have dark humor in them. In any case the humor is things like seeing this come uppity pushy Barcelona yuppie get her due.

The cinematography is first class. The setting fun.

The beheading of a black woman was so shockingly anti PC that it takes you by shock---you almost want to add a star for the directors courage. Although it is not a scene I would want to watch again or even once for that matter.

Anyway it is also fun to see Argentina. Now want to see Adrian Bogliano's other movies.

** Week Later** = I watched Cold Sweat and guess what? There is another beheading.. I take that back I don't want to see any more of Bogliano's movies

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