Serious flaws prevent any immersion into this story. Characters are two dimensional and poorly acted bar one. Difficult to find any emotional attachment to the always smirking "rape victim" or the labouriously recited boy. There are various "atmospheric" shots in the film with artistic syntax but these lack any artistic meaning and form a completely disparate experience. Just about any movie shot in rural Transylvania will have this effect and most will do a much better job. One memorable example is a blurry close up shot of flowing water pulling into focus over 15 seconds to some grasses in the foreground. The story is somewhat fresh, but nothing really new there either. The resolution is rushed, emotionless and fake. You can find much better films in this category. Avoid.
Review of Katalin Varga
