O Segredo de Marrowbone

After watching this movie I walked around for days thinking about how moved I was for the members of this family, in particular Jack, for reasons I won't reveal. This movie was very moving and touched me deeply. It is also frightening, tense, and had me on the edge of my seat. The writers, director and actors successfully made a film which had me re thinking some of the events and feeling deep empathy for it's characters. Very well done!

Right from the start I was reminded of the 1967 film Our Mother's House, which featured strange kids dealing with strange situations and even stranger parents. The similarities remain, but the tone of this film is much different, starting off as a slow, almost idyllic dream and veering off into a nightmare. In fact, it's almost too slow at the beginning, and deceptively so, since once the real story begins to be told, it picks up speed and never stops moving. You'll also guess the twist early on, then you'll have to guess again, and then guess again, but guessing and being wrong a couple of times is a lot better than guessing and being right the first time. The horror elements are refreshingly not slash and dash slice and dice gore galore, but more of the growing dread variety, so despite the feeling of familiarity and the slow start, this movie is worth seeing.

This was a really nice hidden gem, why have I never heard of this before?!

It was a bit of a slow burn to begin with but it was more so just exposition that was still intriguing. By the third act it was an instant banger, loved the multiple twists, was not expecting most of it.

The acting was solid across the board. It was very well cast and as an ensemble I thought they did great.

I could have done with a bit more horror/ spook, and the ending was a little corny but I still liked it. Weirdly enough this is kinda a... feel good horror? I know, that sounds ridiculous. Lol Idk how this isn't more well known or maybe I've been living under a rock but I would definitely recommend.

A very well written beautifully executed film. From start to finish each character was intricate and relevant to the story's plot. Lite hearted and deep in a way that broken things have value without being emo. I loved the ending it was perfect and satisfying.

Many horror movies like using a similiar constellation. An outcast house, scenes in the dark and some kind of monster. This is also the case on this one.

But in this movie things aren't as the camera tells us. I was in fact really suprised by the plot twists this movie takes and I think they did fit well with the story.

The actors were great and so is the directing! The timing on some scenes is fantastic!