Assembled with insinuating skill by Kavaite into a gripping, involving, beautifully unfolding mystery.
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08/17/07
Fissures (2007)
73 %
Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 8 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 87 mins
Theatrical Release: 17-08-2007
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Mathieu Demy, Ludmila Mikael, Jacques Spiesser
Director: Alante Kavaite
Reviews
1 - 12 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Having set up its line of murder suspects the film sheers off into supernatural hokum and never really recovers.
08/17/07
There are shades of the excellent Brian De Palma/John Travolta thriller Blow Out (1981) in this eerie little effort.
08/17/07
Top Critic
Here is the French countryside at its most sinister: sideways glances from hostile natives, inbred yokels, disappearing children, corrupt politicians . . .
08/17/07
A pungent ghost story, evocatively played out in a creaking haunted house.
08/17/07
Top Critic
An atmospheric, slow-burning chiller that rewards the patient viewer with just enough jumps and bumps.
08/17/07
Top Critic
The narrative threads are tied a little too neatly, but it’s a promising debut.
08/17/07
If anything, the concept is a little too high, but fans of Dominik Moll and the Dardennes will find much to enjoy.
08/17/07
Sounds used to great effect but the plotting could do with a bass boost.
08/17/07
Top Critic
all moody set-up with no real follow-through -- like an initially striking sound that has been dampened before it can resonate.
08/01/07
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