I saw this film as part of the Imagine film festival (SF/fantasy/horror) Amsterdam 2012. It was labeled as horror, and thus had lots of scary moments. Some however were of the simplistic "shock only" category, and needed some improvement to leave a notable impact on the viewer.
The film could also be labeled as a thriller. It showed many good features to deserve such a categorization. Throughout the story it remained unclear what was real and what not. And, of course, relatives and policemen didn't believe our main character. She was sent away with explanations like drug usage, or that she was suffering from a trauma due to personal loss.
Some things in the scenario left me confused, as if the writers tried to get the best of two worlds. The horror aspect of the story produced ghostly appearances in the house (several) and in the tunnel nearby (a few). On the other hand, the thriller aspect suggested an explanation "underneath" that a semi-hell world exists, some temporary dwelling place between heaven and hell. In the latter case, it was unclear why some "inhabitants" of this hidden world were allowed to show themselves to the living.
All in all, this film was not bad but also not very good. Maybe the scenario writers should have made up their mind. They now seem wavered halfway between horror and thriller, thus leaving us with a product that is not very good at either.
The film could also be labeled as a thriller. It showed many good features to deserve such a categorization. Throughout the story it remained unclear what was real and what not. And, of course, relatives and policemen didn't believe our main character. She was sent away with explanations like drug usage, or that she was suffering from a trauma due to personal loss.
Some things in the scenario left me confused, as if the writers tried to get the best of two worlds. The horror aspect of the story produced ghostly appearances in the house (several) and in the tunnel nearby (a few). On the other hand, the thriller aspect suggested an explanation "underneath" that a semi-hell world exists, some temporary dwelling place between heaven and hell. In the latter case, it was unclear why some "inhabitants" of this hidden world were allowed to show themselves to the living.
All in all, this film was not bad but also not very good. Maybe the scenario writers should have made up their mind. They now seem wavered halfway between horror and thriller, thus leaving us with a product that is not very good at either.