Should have been a Swedish "Lost Boys"
It is nice to see some genre-movies produced in Sweden, finally. This
is an ambitious project but somewhat let-down by (among other things) a
low budget. The script is very enjoyable with funny set pieces and some
good dialog which, unfortunately, is not always delivered well. The
direction is lacking, some scenes are very awkwardly blocked, hardly
rising above film-school level, and some of these things can not be
blamed solely on the low budget. The ending is too abrupt, also. Much
effort seems to have been put into the special effects, and they
generally look very good. The score is symphonic, which is a really
good choice, and it works well, although it is a bit overused. The
sound is also really bad in some places, which add to the "film
school"-feeling. The Russian music during the opening titles is really
inspired and creates a nice atmosphere (reminiscent of Polanski's "The
Fearless Vampire Killers). It is sad that the rest of the movie doesn't
quite hold up. But it deserves to be praised for its ambition and just
because it at least tries to be different from every other film
produced in our, film standard-wise, mediocre country. It should have
been a full Swedish "Lost Boys" but instead we got about 1/3 of it.
(Hm, the IMDb comments spelling device makes suggestions identical to
what I have typed, happen to anybody else?)
Personal| Seen it: | Nej |
| Nr of disks/tapes: | 1 |
| Storage device: | DVD |
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