The Mare

A Norwegian oddity that reminded me of the Canadian film Caveat. I don’t like this kind of horror at all, it’s completely out of my league. Very minimalist Indie filmmaking set entirely in one apartment with three characters, where the main character suffers from nightmares and has trouble distinguishing reality from dreams. When it comes to the nightmares, the recent Come True impressed me more, this one is a weaker concoction. I found the characters unlikeable, the gore and the scares nonexistent, there’s not much of a story, the visuals are poor, and for a film that's only 70 minutes long it's boring as hell. Occasionally there was a hint of atmosphere and the grandmother was quite unpleasant at times, but not enough for even average, thumbs down for me, though it will probably find its fans. Story 2/5, Action 0/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 0/5, Fun 1/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 2/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 1/5, Emotion 1/5. 4/10. (2021.08.19)