The Innocents

Premise of horror films are being experimented throughout but this one is audaciously unique in style and approach. Vogt's supernatural tale is gruesome,disturbing but still an investing watch. In the final moments of the film,it's impossible not to be glued on the screen. The performances,cinematography,direction are top notch.

Wow, damn. What a way to end this year of horror. Absolutely loved this. Great performances, good direction, creepy kids, bloody, scary, unafraid to shock. A bit too slow but I feel that was absolutely necessary for this story.

It took me a while to decide whether I liked it or not. I guess it's one of those movies that are just... fine. I don't feel like I wasted my time but it didn't leave me thinking "what a great movie" either.

De uskyldige (The Innocents) is an atmospheric, nicely shot slow burner that ultimately fails to justify its demanding 117-minute running time. The first half is quite slow, with little narrative substance and virtually no dialogue - just children being mean and creepy - so that by the end of the first hour it begins to drag. The pace eventually picks up over the last 40 minutes, which are delightfully tense and suspenseful and manage to keep you on the edge of your seat with some great spooky (and gruesome) scenes, but at this point it feels like too little too late. Nice cinematography and sound that enhance the eerie overtone of the movie; the kids' acting is excellent.

Overall, a nice suspense/supernatural flick with a nordic vibe going on (one can't help but think of von Trier's similar nordic oddity Riget). I just think it could have used a bit more plot and a shorter runtime.

-1 as movie script needed more elements for its long 2 hours run .

Good cast , mostly good direction, good cinematography.

Some will think this movie is crap but lover of europeen movies will probably like it a lot, i did. Just dont expect much with horror expostion, special effects.

Very reccomended wt subtitles, not many lines of dialogues.

Are you tired of the conventional "horror/thriller" movies? Then this one might be for you. It is by no means scary at any time, but it surely pushes the boundaries of what you expect to see in a movie, where children are the lead characters, this might upset your stomach at times, but this provocative choice is by design.

The supernatural/abnormal aspects are never fully explained though, which shouldnt be an issue in a fantasy scifi genre, but at least a small attempt towards some concept justification would have been desired. Still a very gripping film to watch, which could have been 20mins shorter to get a better score!