The Night

Le casting est excellent mais il ne se passe rien, un film d'horreur arty, dans l'air du temps, métaphorique, démonstratif et toujours dans la retenue. On fait de l'horreur ou on n'en fait pas. Et c'est dommage parce que l'ambiance est parfaite.

It starts with a very interesting premise, but loses momentum as the movie moves forward. By the third act you are just waiting for the credits to roll because you know nothing else is coming.

It's just steeped with a nice creepy ambiance, but it never quites get there. Maybe it's because Hosseini just doesn't have the acting chops or isn't getting the direction he needs (though Noor does admirably). So while the set up is exquisite, instead of ramping up the tension it starts treading water and by the climax I was honestly getting a bit bored. It's frustrating because it's clear that it has so many clever ideas here and such a palpable sense of dread, but ultimately it falls short.