Directed by:
Sebastián SilvaScreenplay:
Sebastián SilvaCast:
Juno Temple, Michael Cera, Agustín Silva, Emily Browning, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Luis Dubó, Roxana NaranjoPlots(1)
In a foreign country, far from home, Alicia (Juno Temple) arrives in South America to vacation with her cousin, Sarah (Emily Browning). When Sarah is suddenly called away, Alicia is stuck on a remote island off Chile with three of Sarah's friends, including Barbara (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Brink (Michael Cera), an American exchange student with a sadistic streak. Bewildered, frightened and unable to sleep, Alicia's reality becomes a nightmare from which there is no waking. Ancient indigenous rites, disturbing animal behaviour and captivating hypnotic trances come together in an intense exploration into the darkest comers... when the games go too far, reality unravels with astonishing and deadly consequences. (StudioCanal)
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From the flawless portrayal of the condition a person is in when forced to be in the company of unlikeable people, around whom they can’t feel comfortable (one person like that is usually enough for me to no longer feel comfortable, and poor Alice has three, and without a single friendly face), to total paranoia and nervous breakdown. A heavy psychological downer and a very pleasant surprise, I was expecting something completely different (the only thing I remembered from the trailer I had seen long before was the weird Michael Cera). A priceless holiday.
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I decided to watch this film solely because Juno Temple was in it. And very quickly, I regretted my decision. Juno Temple's presence was the only positive thing I could appreciate about this film. I don't know if Sebastián Silva is just a hack or if he chewed on some indigenous herbs, but the result of his effort was something that, for me, was just a pointless waste of time and terribly boring. Sure, the creator can pretend it's an incredibly psychological film full of mystery, but I'm not buying into that. From my perspective, it was utter crap that I won't waste any stars on. / Lesson learned: Worried about losing track during a movie? Put on a headlamp.
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