The demons? The ghosts? Other creepy creatures? The zombies? Possession and exorcism? Haunted places and objects? Imposter? You know 'terror' is also called 'horror', which is a very close to the 'thriller' than being an actual 'horror'. The first question you have to answer yourself is what is 'horror' mean to you. Before going to talk about the twist, you have clear a couple of things.
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The narration was so simple and you may think the end is so cliche, but the movie does not bother to provide a surprise. I mean prediction is okay, but don't assume in a wider aspect. Try to understand what it delivers than what you want see. You have to be an open minded, that is very important especially for this movie. Initially it was very slow, but keeps accelerating since the beginning of the second half and it ends strongly. They have no choice, but have to go for an unusual route to find out the truth. After their mother returning from the major facial surgery, the brothers doubts is she's the same person.
A minimal cast movie, set in an isolated lake house where the 9 years old twin boys and their mother lives. I hope it will make into the final shortlist and my wishes to the cast and the crew. The Austrian thriller-drama, is going to contend with another nearly 100 movies from the different countries for the upcoming (2016) American Academy Awards. I hope it will make If a mother isn't being one, her own child would doubt her. If a mother isn't being one, her own child would doubt her. A brilliant idea wasted by poor writing … Expand There is no story and no character strength left. There literally is not purpose to watch the movie from there an on. From there now it turned from a 'Contemporary Horror' to 'Contemporary Torture' movie and by torture I mean torturing the viewers. Despite of the weaker story, movie still managed to keep one focus his mind untill the big change comes and boy knots his mother down. And from there it was all in the open that script is based on the premise of Korean Horror ' A Tale of Two Sister' which was unsuccessfully made in hollywood as 'The Uninvited'. Script showed a damaging weakness there when it could not hide the sheer suspense which was the backbone of the movie. Although it's very much clear even from the first encounter of mother and sons that One of them is not real. Technically movie is brilliant, or atleast first half of it. With minimal characters and only one major location, Goodnight Mommy resembles to recent hollywood release Ex-Machina. Goodnight Mommy, is such of a movie which depicts power of it's script and cleaner direction. What I call them is 'Contemporary Horror' where editing and cinematography takes the responsibility to keep it chilly instead of make up and special effects.
The times have changed and viewers now prefer the cleaner horror movies as compared to slashers and bloody movies from 80's and 90's. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.