ivan-caldarevic
I didn't have any expectations towards this movie, and probably it made it so good for me. Plus great setting in which I saw it, on a small film festival, outside during the cold night.Great acting, amazing atmosphere, fair story, good camera, intensive, great scare factor! The story is a bit usual and stereotype, but it doesn't affect how good this movie is. Karen is very scary, reminded me on Reagan from the Exorcist!In short it is the story of a family with problems, which moves to a new house in which they start to experience weird and paranormal things.I would highly recommend it!
mario_c
TWO STARING EYES is a horror film from Holland but which completely follow the canons of the American horror cinema. I mean the plot, the characters and the setting could be very well from any horror film from Hollywood that no one would even notice
It is good on one side, but it's bad on the other. The good news is that the visual effects, the atmosphere created, some suspense scenes are well done, and technically we can say the film is good. The bad news is that following all these canons of the American cinema it also has the same clichés. I mean at parts it seems like a traditional ghost story full of "ghost stories' clichés" when in fact this plot has nothing to do with a ghost story! We find it at the end! So it ends adding nothing new to a plot that had too much potential and could be explored in other way
By other words, it could have been a great film, on the psychological side, but ends being just an entertaining spooky film so many times seen before
Nevertheless I score it 7/10.
Willem Lenders
Though the trailer of 'Two eyes staring' made the movie seem scary and interesting to me, I was gravely disappointed after watching it. The storyline had a lot of potential, but unfortunately it was underdeveloped and unexplained. Thinking of movies like 'The others' with the same principles, make this movie look like a movie for kids. There wasn't a single scene in the movie that scared me. Actress Hadewych Minis might be the only thing about the movie that deserves a lot of praise. Her acting made the movie worthwhile. It wasn't horrible, but it just wasn't living up to my expectations. If you want to watch an simple movie for a relaxing night and you're done with the romantic comedies, this one might please you.Six out of ten for effort.
chrichtonsworld
For a country that hasn't made a lot of horror movies this movie sure is a huge improvement. But it still needs a lot of work. The slow buildup was pretty good and provided just enough tension to make it interesting. However there were not enough scary moments to qualify as a real horror. As a drama this also fails since most of the characters don't act as they would in real life. It was very hard for me to have sympathy for the mother. Since it was obvious she wasn't exactly right in the head from the start. If this fact wasn't entirely clear than some events would have worked better. A lot of events in the movie also relied too much on coincidence and convenience. The cousin is pretty vague throughout the movie until the end. Christine and her odd behavior towards her husband and her daughter should have at least made the husband curious to find out what is going on. But he makes no attempt whatsoever. Another example is the fact that both parents suddenly have to work when previously only one did. Logically it doesn't even make sense since they didn't have to pay rent and had more to spare. Plot wise it is understandable since they had to create the opportunity for the daughter Lisa to experience the things she does. Of course these are all tactics to build up the tension even more but to me it had quite the opposite effect. These superficial tactics would have worked better if the movie had other things to offer. Like really scary scenes or imagery that would suggest or give another perspective on the events. The lack of actual plot or character development made it a predictable affair to the experienced horror fan. And that really is a bloody shame since this movie had the potential to become a classic.
AD
