The Open House

La madre y el hijo no son precisamente los típicos personajes agradablemente civiles dentro del subgénero de las casas encantadas, e incluso el gélido escenario de la montaña es una renovación bienvenida de un tema eternamente discutido. Pero casi toda la película se basa en escenas de suspense interesadas que no revelan nada y no mueven la historia a ninguna parte. Porque casi no hay historia, como confirmará el final, quizá sorprendentemente cerrado pero completamente inexplicado. Es un mal guión. (08.06.2020)

What attracted me to this film were the conflicting ratings. For some viewers it’s rubbish, but you can find others who are fairly satisfied. Spoilers: Well, I’m also half and half. I kind of like the inconsistency. I understand that preserving the point of view of the main characters – the victims – is the intention of the authors, and won’t condemn it, on the contrary, I think it’s pretty well done. Those poor bastards didn’t know who attacked them and why, and neither will the viewer. On the other hand, I feel this could have been done more interestingly and convincingly, especially without some of the foreplay, which ends up going nowhere. And in particular, if I saw that things in my house (the phone, a bowl of food) were moving without my intervention, I would address it right away. (18.02.2018)