29 July 2013

Across the River (Lorenzo Bianchini, 2013)

8.5/10
Super-slow moving Italian horror that's kind of like a wordless mix of The Blair Witch Project and The Silent House. I thought it was really well done, admirably restrained and very tense. I could see it being too slow for some and indeed, it felt at times like you were waiting for a pay-off that didn't always get there. But it's hard for a horror movie to shown restraint and not be boring, and this one did that, so I give it a lot of credit.
My only complaint would be the unnecessary, clunky and somewhat corny explanation behind the "hauntings". The only smudge of unoriginality on an otherwise excellent film.

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