The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
Atmosphere and mood are the film’s strong suit, both growing thickly heavy as time elapses and strange occurrences commence.
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Denmark, Sweden · 2016
1h 32m
Director Ali Abbasi
Starring Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Cosmina Stratan, Peter Christoffersen, Björn Andrésen
Genre Drama, Horror
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The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
Atmosphere and mood are the film’s strong suit, both growing thickly heavy as time elapses and strange occurrences commence.
Containing not one single jump scare, but building a disquieting atmosphere of dread that leads us to make some brilliantly gruesome inferences, it’s a classy take on the often trashy pregnancy horror category, with a subtle social critique underlying its neo-gothic texture.
Village Voice by Luke Y. Thompson
Director Ali Abbasi excels at atmosphere, understanding that any beautiful landscape can be made terrifying with the right sound design and that a cut to a silent interior can be as jarring as any jump scare. His script, unfortunately, is not as interesting.
The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger
Maybe expecting a horror film to have a point is expecting too much. In any case, the two actresses give committed performances on the way to a veiled ending.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
After a strong start, Shelley becomes frustratingly vague in the middle, before rebounding with a finale that makes the implicit menace more explicit.
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