Naturaleza muerta

This was a pretty decent horror drama, coming out of Argentina. The movie was well directed but after a promising opening and some rather interesting theories, concerning the the maltreatment of animals and the old 'meat is murder' analogy, there seemed little time to really deliver a completely, satisfying film.

I loved the film's un-cliched opening scene, which was really scary. The film then becomes an interesting mystery thriller, with a journalist looking for a story, and finding clues to the mystery. I actually got nervous for all the chances Jazmin (Luz Cipriota) took to gain information.

Sadly, though, the film becomes nothing more than a propaganda film, trying to get people to stop eating meat. I'm also against animal cruelty, but this is taking it to the extreme. I can understand the antagonist killing people who torture or harm animals (in the worst possible ways as vividly shown in video footage), but why is he killing people simply because they eat meat? This ruined a potentially good film. The film's final moments also felt (and looked) cheap and rushed compared to the first three quarters.

I must say that the overall is not that bad. That said, the first part is weaker than the second part or half of the movie. It is more a Mystery movie than a Horror one.

The thing is that there is something going on but we do not know who or what or the reasons behind it. We know all that in the resolution, more or less twenty minutes before the end of the movie.

I had several theories, I am saying that because as I said there is no Slasher here. There is not a man killing people one by one with blades and a lot of blood involved.

Conclusion, if you are looking for Horror you better watch another one but if you are looking for Mystery then you will at least find it tolerable. If you liked that one and you are looking for more Horror parts then check Los olvidados (2017).

I loved the film. Its Original. Really low Budget from Argentna. A little slow in the second act. But i loved the first part and the end with the gory scenes and the interesting twist. The scene with real footage is one of the bloodiest things i´ve seen in my life. I will score it a 7.