I am usually not too big on horror movies, but if there is some kind of invisible danger (like "Blair Witch Project too), I tend to enjoy these a lot. this is also the case for this 25-minute short movie here. It is about an evil flat. This flat lets the people who live inside age very quickly. Bad news for our protagonist here as she is about to move in at the start of the film. As the film goes on, there is a little lesson about morale (involving her ex-friend), but it's really all about her basically.
I enjoyed this short film and only have minor criticisms. For example the aging makeup could have been better. Compared to the woman who lived in there before her and was actually played by an older actress, the main character just came short in terms of "old looks". Also I was struggling a bit with the way the apartment apparently changed her blood circulation. My initial guess was that the flat keeps her somewhat immortal and her veins are already ruptured, but got replace by strings that fulfill the same task. But the ending tells us otherwise. I could have done without her turning into a puppet sort of. The title could have been different too. It's obviously a contrast between something so harmless like lace doilies and the horror in this film, but lace doilies were really never particularly relevant in this film.
But these are really just minor criticisms. The actors did fine and it's a nicely atmospheric little horror movie. Also this film is proof that you don't need great or very famous actor if you have a smart idea. Just like Dominik Hartel and Sarah Wassermair did in this Austrian production. I am certainly curious what projects they will be working on in the future.
I enjoyed this short film and only have minor criticisms. For example the aging makeup could have been better. Compared to the woman who lived in there before her and was actually played by an older actress, the main character just came short in terms of "old looks". Also I was struggling a bit with the way the apartment apparently changed her blood circulation. My initial guess was that the flat keeps her somewhat immortal and her veins are already ruptured, but got replace by strings that fulfill the same task. But the ending tells us otherwise. I could have done without her turning into a puppet sort of. The title could have been different too. It's obviously a contrast between something so harmless like lace doilies and the horror in this film, but lace doilies were really never particularly relevant in this film.
But these are really just minor criticisms. The actors did fine and it's a nicely atmospheric little horror movie. Also this film is proof that you don't need great or very famous actor if you have a smart idea. Just like Dominik Hartel and Sarah Wassermair did in this Austrian production. I am certainly curious what projects they will be working on in the future.