Kadaver (2020)
Fourteenth review is for a Norwegian movie that has been on my watch list since it came out. Apocalyptic, dark, eerie, immersive theater, cannibalism. Includes #spoilers :
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Kadaver (2020) Pros: Has a short run time but packs a full, well rounded story in there. Loved the cinematography, acting, mystery. When she ran through the kitchen and realized the whole food supply was a facade, shook! The misleading moments like when she started hearing her daughter, the fake blood, the mystery of the people walking into paintings, the photograph of the director’s daughter and news clippings. If it turned into a haunted town situation I wouldn’t have been mad but the ending of her leading them people to expose the inner workings of the hotel and then ending up leaving with her daughter was well done. & Hey Black Norwegian man.
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Cons: Got a little damsel in distressy but she ended up fighting back. We gonna assume the nuclear bombs destroy the world, and this hotel has been doing this for a while as noted by all of the clothes, would there be no word about all the missing people? Watching this I had a similar moment I had with Antebellum, nothing made this woman any different or special than the other people before her who love their families. In Antebellum, shorty’s ability was yoga. In this, Leo slipped through the cracks to start a rebellion and make the story move forward, but her ability to act also wasn’t flexed in a way that made her exceptional. If she did a Shakespearean monologue or something while she was leading them folks away, but she just hid in plain sight and then caused a riot. A dope riot, but still. Also I get the randomness but I would have benefitted from a scene where before they bout to kill these people they ask their skills. Stupid to kill a doctor, chef, carpenter, or people skilled in a craft that was rare.
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I rate it a 8.5. I did bts shooting for an immersive theater project where actors went room to room in a building and it was exciting. You don’t know what you’re getting into in different rooms and I loved how that played out in a horror space. Would recommend.
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