Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Haunter (2013)

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Year of first release: 2013
Director: Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice)
Actors: Abigail Breslin, Sarah Manninen, David Hewlett,
Stephen McHattie (A History of Violence, Watchmen, 300), David Hewlett (Cube, Nothing)
Country: CDN
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Conditions of visioning: 03.09.2013, CINEMA theater, MFFF2013
Synopsis: A girl (Breslin) is stuck in a temporal toop with her family, in their house surrounded by fog, but she is the only one to realize it.
Review: I liked the previous work from Natali: his debut with Cube, the comedy Nothing, the monster/love movie Splice (I haven't seen Cypher). He manages once more to deliver an original story and it is perfectly realized in all its details. Even if the strating point immediately reminds of other movies (spoiler, highlight to read: The Others and Groundhog Day), the following of the story / investigation is told from a new point of view. Besides, Stephen McHattie is a good actor and his apparitions are always highlights.
However this was not enough to fully captivate my attention and even if a good movie, it is a bit long and spends a lot of time framing its main actress.
Rating: 6 /10

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