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Alexander J. FarrellCamera:
Daniel KatzActeurs:
Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, James Cosmo, Caoilinn Springall, Ian Giles, Martina McClementsSamenvattingen(1)
After a series of strange events leads her to question her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest. But upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret they’ve tried so desperately to conceal. (Well Go USA Entertainment)
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Metaphors for domestic violence, alcoholism, or hereditary mental illness within a family, combined with the perspective of a ten-year-old child naturally navigating through myths and fairy tales, were elements that should have allowed the creators to explore rich thematic depth, but they failed to capitalize on them. The theme of monsters within people and their gradual revelation to those who were supposed to be protected from all evil could not sustain the atmosphere, and by the ninth shot of the Land Rover driving through the picturesque countryside, it had lost its impact. Besides the diminishing internal logic, the final impression is further undermined by the ineffective Kit Harington, who was outshone even by the black furry creature that could pretend to be grandma in bed. His buddy from The Wall should have slapped him; maybe it would have jolted him into action.
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