Evil Forest

This kind of feels like someone with a poor memory telling you a scary story (they have a basic outline of a legend/myth but they keep going off on tangents that don't affect the story in any way).

The concept has potential but they keep adding irrelevant subplots (family issues that don't seem to amount to anything or contribute to the film plot in any shape or form) & details that don't follow through. Then at the end, they don't really give enough explanation to the main plot or the things they have found out because it seems like they have wasted all of their time telling you about the family's side stories.

I mean - with a title like that ... do I even have to say no pun intended or is it obvious? I wanted to watch this in cinemas, but was not able to. Quite the quick turn around and release on disc in Germany at least. They finish(ed) it early ... is that a pun, because it is a movie from Finland? I reckon it is, right? Anyway, the movie is good is what counts.

And while it does take a while to get going ... it holds quite a lot of punches for everyone who has the patience. The make up and the effects are really good, the acting is top notch too. And if you watch it through - the ending will be so rewarding! If that does not knock ... you off your feat ... I don't know what would be able to. Nature may have the last word ... as it always does I reckon ...

The film has a very good beginning, it indicates the direction of the plot well, but after a while the inserts from the past and the very pace of the film starts to get boring.

Yes, this film belongs to the category of new horror films. Where there are no screamers every 5 minutes, but the music does not stop even when it is not needed, for some reason it tries to escalate the situation. Could have been replaced by ambient noise.

There are many dialogues and scenes that do not really affect the plot. So because of this, the rhythm goes astray and, as a result, concentration is lost.

Vaguely similar to "Color out of space" but crumpled.

This little Scandinavian horror movie was a pleasant surprise. I went to the cinema not knowing anything and enjoyed the dark and creepy atmosphere a lot. Some nice twists and turns I didn't see coming. Not perfect by any means but much more interesting and creative than most Hollywood movies that hit the cinemas nowadays. Nice to see Scandinavian countries producing horror movies with heart since they have a lot of folklore and myths to get inspiration from. The German dubbing was not really impressive and as a result the acting felt a bit cheap sometimes - which is not the filmmakers fault but a regular problem with foreign movies. Overall a much better movie than the rating suggests.

Knocking is an interesting addition to the Finnish horror film. It's really atmospheric and haunting. There are a lot of forests in Finland and this is interesting to me. What lies in those woods? The film doesn't rely so much on fast scares, but creates the atmosphere slowly. I often see long films for which I would like an earlier ending, but for this film I would have liked a little more length. The cinematography of the film is really beautiful and there is a feeling of autumn everywhere. However, I am satisfied with this as well. The final scene is also quite ingenious in my opinion. I Recommend!