If you've watched enough horror, you've seen this kind of story a number of times, and many of its features will be familiar. However, other films would have told this story with fewer beats, and it's those extra pieces of attention which set this version apart.
There are some great performances, especially from Ester Expósito as the lead, Lucía, and Inés Fernández as her niece, Alba. The two of them play off each other in a completely believable way, and their relationship is the core this movie needed to support the wilder elements.
I appreciate a slower movie and I tend to value slow, fantastical horror over ones that simply fling blood everywhere. Venus is an unusually well-balanced patchwork of slow-burn horror with occasional sprints into something bloodier: fairytale-esque horror weaving into crime drama.
There are some great performances, especially from Ester Expósito as the lead, Lucía, and Inés Fernández as her niece, Alba. The two of them play off each other in a completely believable way, and their relationship is the core this movie needed to support the wilder elements.
I appreciate a slower movie and I tend to value slow, fantastical horror over ones that simply fling blood everywhere. Venus is an unusually well-balanced patchwork of slow-burn horror with occasional sprints into something bloodier: fairytale-esque horror weaving into crime drama.