Yes, this does indeed seem like a very Finnish movie already.
Very Finnish!
And animal friendly.
It’s a kinda digital looking movie? That is, they seem to be dropping in CGI and compositing here and there…
People are standing very close to each other in this movie.
Yeah, it’s worrying!
It’s like… I mean, I like this movie in general, but it’s like it’s referencing things that are better, and that backfires sometimes. Like the sound design sometimes reminds you of David Lynch, but not as good, and then you’re sitting here thinking “I should watch Lost Highway”. The family drama is kinda sorta Ibsenish? So you’re thinking “wow, it’s been a while since I watched The Master Builder”…
Weeeell… The cinematography is wonderful, even with the digital flourishes. And this is apparently director’s Pirjo Honkasalo final movie? I see that she had a long career before this:
The plot seems a bit unmotivated? Unless it’s all “well, that kid was skeebee deebee from the get go”, the tragedy doesn’t quite work? I mean, it almost does? But the pivotal scene where he beats the crap out of that creep… I was going YAY, but apparently that wasn’t what you were supposed to say?
And also, I’m a bit Judy-Garland-on-Mia-Zetterling’s-Night-Games here… was all that stuff at the start necessary?
OK, I’m trying to talk it down to a ⚃, but it looks great, and the performances are totally amazing, and even the soundtrack is really on point, so I’m going with:
Concrete Night. Pirjo Honkasalo. 2013. ⚄
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