What’s this? A horror movie on Netflix worth watching? “Verónica” appears to be just that, as “[Rec]” director Paco Plaza’s film has received across-the-board critical praise in addition to six Goya Award nominations (including Best Film) in its native Spain. Currently sitting at 100% “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is now streaming.
The Film Stage‘s Jared Mobarak suggests it’s worth your time:
“Having this type of break-neck speed conclusion seems to be a pattern with Plaza (although ‘[Rec]’ is my only point of comparison), but who cares if it works? At the end of the day a horror film is successful if it can make your heart pound out of your chest. And for most of ‘Verónica,’ Plaza and Navarro do exactly that.”
Ditto Anton Bitel of SciFiNow:
“The film ultimately favours the paranormal – yet Plaza still slyly insinuates an alternative explanation, rooted in the protagonist’s psychosexual unravelling.
The Film Stage‘s Jared Mobarak suggests it’s worth your time:
“Having this type of break-neck speed conclusion seems to be a pattern with Plaza (although ‘[Rec]’ is my only point of comparison), but who cares if it works? At the end of the day a horror film is successful if it can make your heart pound out of your chest. And for most of ‘Verónica,’ Plaza and Navarro do exactly that.”
Ditto Anton Bitel of SciFiNow:
“The film ultimately favours the paranormal – yet Plaza still slyly insinuates an alternative explanation, rooted in the protagonist’s psychosexual unravelling.
- 3/3/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
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