The Crescent

Beth has lost her husband and takes their toddler Lowen to their beach house to heal. While there, she is frightened by an elderly neighbor who has taken an interest in her son. The movie is trippy and beautiful and slow but it does what The Babadook didn't - make you care for Beth and her son Lowen. As slow as it was, I was so terrified and uncomfortable for Lowen I almost had to stop watching. The toddler was amazingly cute and so good I wondered if he was older but small for his age. There were hints at the movie ending but for the most part it managed to maintain the mystery until the very end at which point everything makes sense.

I recently watched The Crescent at the Vancouver Film Festival and I loved it.

The Crescent is visually stunning and tells a story that can scare someone of any age.

I don't want to give anything away but all of the little things make sense at the end and it is truly a glorious experience.

Well done!

I wasn't expecting too much and that is exactly what I got. Very slow, dull, and virtually no real scares or excitement. There are a few good shots and some decent acting but the story really drags it down and is really something better suited for a short story at best. Very artsy yet it lacks real nuance. Your time would be much better spent watching something else.

First off this movie is very slow moving but I stuck with it because I read reviews.

If you are wondering if you should watch this movie do not make your decision based on my review. I just didn't understand it.

Have to say the acting from the little boy just amazes me. He did things that no normal two year can do.

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It's a slow burn for sure, it takes a while for things to start getting weird, and creepy, but once they do it gets good fast. It took a little while for me to see the twist coming, which I really liked. It doesn't come out of no where either, there's small hints. I really liked the story, and thought the slow pace at the beginning paid off in the end.

Because damn, it got REALLY creepy.

The son in the story is very young, which adds to the creepy when things set it. And I liked how they managed to keep him chatty through the story, that must have been difficult with such a young child. I really thought it was a good film if you can get past how slow it is at the beginning.