Right off the bat, not even 10 minutes into the film Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks) hook us into, what i first i thought, is a body horror. And oh boy, they really don't shy away from the violence and gore. It's amazing that even with the 'shocking' beginning, this film manage to gets even progressively gruesome.
It's well acted (shout out Ezequiel Rodríguez ), beautiful cinematography, an overall well-made film with a sprinkle of poignant family drama. Though it's a genuinely scary film, it's noticeably flawed. It weirdly paced, (which i personally don't mind). At times, It can be somewhat unclear of what's really going on as we learn the 'rules' as the film goes.
But despite its fuzzy script, WEL is still a decent film with some nice twists and definitely one of the better horror films of the year. I watched Demián Rugna 's interview on how he tried to push the limit of what could happened in horror films, and i think he did it in this film.
8/10.
It's well acted (shout out Ezequiel Rodríguez ), beautiful cinematography, an overall well-made film with a sprinkle of poignant family drama. Though it's a genuinely scary film, it's noticeably flawed. It weirdly paced, (which i personally don't mind). At times, It can be somewhat unclear of what's really going on as we learn the 'rules' as the film goes.
But despite its fuzzy script, WEL is still a decent film with some nice twists and definitely one of the better horror films of the year. I watched Demián Rugna 's interview on how he tried to push the limit of what could happened in horror films, and i think he did it in this film.
8/10.