Despair

I stopped watching this after the first few lines of dialogue.

"Looks like you've been having a good time". ??? It is not visible from her appearance, or surroundings.

"You know I don't like surprises"

Who could write such poor script?

Probably been written by some who hasn't been around kids, or doesn't have a family.

....Let's try this script writers...a little more realistic.

"Hello darling...."

"Hi Dad"

"Mummy O. K?"

"Yup, shall I bring anything?" before closing boot and entering abode.

Despair is a UK made film that bored me to near tears. I could have cried from the boredom and I could have cried from wasting a couple of hours of my life on this atrocity. It's stupidly predictable and honestly very little even happens. What bothers me further is that 10/10 ratings make up 77.4% of this films ratings and that screams shilling. I get that you want to make your film credible but ironically doing something like that has the opposite effect. Boring movie that had me yawning within the first 10 minutes. Avoid like an angry flaming rabid raccoon.

Especially created account to review this. I live in Ukraine and don't watch film in English often. But because Hank is originally was born in Ukraine I though I'd watch it. And I like it. Now everybody is making commercial films, and I like this because it's simple and good. Reminds me of classic storytelling from artists like Tarkovsky. You have to watch it and understand. People who say it's boring must be watching too much of modern films. Cinema is not just about super heroes! Well done, Hank!

Watched on Amazon Prime. Despair is a slow burn psychological thriller, emphasis on slow. The film moves at a snail's pace, which wouldn't be a problem if it was an interesting film, but it isn't.

Dispair follows a couple in their holiday home in the Highlands during the winter. One day the couple find a woman nearly frozen to death, but all is not as it seems as the woman seems to have sinister motives.

Story wise it's decent but the execution is fairly bad. On a technical level the film doesn't perform well. Sound is muddy and fairly poor in parts. Cinematography isn't great, interior shots are noisy and ugly to look at but exterior shots look quite nice.

Acting is poor, performances feel amateur and wooden. Editing is also bad and the soundtrack is uninteresting.

Could have been decent but sadly isn't.

In all honesty, this film moves very slowly. There is talent in the writing and cinematography, but the acting is very bad with the exception of Margaret who plays the old lady. I think a lot more could have come from this film with much better actors.

What I absolutely loved was the soundtrack! I was surprised to find out that this movie was written by a contemporary composer named Antonio Grandanti. Dark and evil orchestrated beautifully with moments of sadness and beauty. Minimalist instrumentation, brilliant harmonies.

The music was the main reason why I kept watching through to the end of the film. I looked online hoping to find the soundtrack to purchase but no luck. :(

Genius. Bravo, Antonio. I hope to hear more music from you!

Gio