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Starts out mysterious and great. But shuts down and ends before ever beginning. Explanations left short and cut and suddenly the build up we've been expecting ends. It never evolves. And then it's just over.

I watched with English audio.

I assume it makes more sense in Spanish. The Spanish title does.

Rescue Distance. It is the "thread" that makes it make sense. It is repeated continuously. And somebody chose Fever Dream instead?!

I have more questions. And very few answers.

Madres made sense. The poetry in this film seems lost in translation.

For this entire movie, you watch people alternate between losing their minds over nothing, under-reacting to major issues, and rambling about crack-pot theories. But you keep watching because the story is told so well that you find yourself sucked into it.

Then at one instant, you'll realize that the entire thing is essentially just an anti-science rant that's based on a serious lack of understanding of numerous topics. And that's not even a spoiler. Because the actual topic is so moronic and far-fetched that you would never guess it with 1000 tries.

They should have just gone with "It's aliens.". It's just as dumb, but at least it makes sense.

It's a decent creepy cautionary horror tale reminding us that unintended consequences often accompany the best intentions. The film is another take on W. W. Jacobs', The Monkey's Paw. Unfortunately the 1980s slashers film has convoluted what younger people consider horror. Horror is equated to slasher horror films. But horror genre is much wider than this and traditionally consisted of cautionary tales about the evils that can result from tempting fate. Usually, these tales had a main idea behind it that could be applied to everyday life.

The film has good cinematography and the actors did a fine job. I personally enjoyed it. We just need to get past the nonsense that horror = blood splatter so that we get more original and creative stories on to film. If you are a mother, then you likely feel the sense of dread watching what happens in the film.

I've never watched a movie with a rate under 6, but I'm making an exception for this. I like the storyline which makes me curious what happens next, even though makes me confused at the same time, but I don't really like the sad ending.