The Open House

Uma mãe e um filho no subgénero de casa assombrada com caracteres não típicos, agradavelmente civis, e também o ambiente frio da montanha, são refrescos bem-vindos num tema eternamente recorrente. Mas quase todo o filme se baseia em cenas de suspense inúteis que não revelam nada e não levam a história a lado nenhum. Isto porque quase não há história, como o final talvez surpreendentemente encerrado, mas completamente não explicado, atestará. Um argumento desleixado. (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)