We have had our share of invaders and body snatchers, but 'Rupture' manages to be quite inventive and is so unsettling that it gave me the sweats. I was well into the movie before I got an inkling who the kidnappers really are. Nope, no genre clichés here.
Noomi Rapace's acting is very good (Revenge! Revenge!, I was screaming silently) and the rest of the cast is also highly effective. So, that one special effect wasn't necessary, or could have been done in a more subtle way, as the calm humane smiles of the abductors are horrifying enough in themselves. Reminds me of Rosemary's Baby where the cove celebrates the birth of Satan's son in the best of spirits and all keep treating the totally freaking out mother with a maddening mix of indifference and kind patience. Quite chilling.
The movie is what Homo sapiens regards these days as slow. It didn't bother me at all, I was spellbound from beginning to end. I gambled on (even hoped for) an 'unhappy' ending, and yes. I read that that's what irked about half of the viewers. Yet it seems to me that the makers kept the door for a possible sequel ever so slightly open. I'm a conservative sequence & prequel & spin-off hater, but for once I would welcome a Part II. Although this cast is wonderful, I think it would then be best if it featured a different one (continuing with Renee's son for instance, and again No Happy End!). Whatever director Steven Shainberg and screenwriter Brian Nelson may tackle next, I'm going to keep an eye on them.
I found the dialogues not easy to understand, particularly during the soft spoken and even whispered moments. Screened a copy with a low volume threshold. But hey, as a foreigner I am also linguistically not fine tuned...
Noomi Rapace's acting is very good (Revenge! Revenge!, I was screaming silently) and the rest of the cast is also highly effective. So, that one special effect wasn't necessary, or could have been done in a more subtle way, as the calm humane smiles of the abductors are horrifying enough in themselves. Reminds me of Rosemary's Baby where the cove celebrates the birth of Satan's son in the best of spirits and all keep treating the totally freaking out mother with a maddening mix of indifference and kind patience. Quite chilling.
The movie is what Homo sapiens regards these days as slow. It didn't bother me at all, I was spellbound from beginning to end. I gambled on (even hoped for) an 'unhappy' ending, and yes. I read that that's what irked about half of the viewers. Yet it seems to me that the makers kept the door for a possible sequel ever so slightly open. I'm a conservative sequence & prequel & spin-off hater, but for once I would welcome a Part II. Although this cast is wonderful, I think it would then be best if it featured a different one (continuing with Renee's son for instance, and again No Happy End!). Whatever director Steven Shainberg and screenwriter Brian Nelson may tackle next, I'm going to keep an eye on them.
I found the dialogues not easy to understand, particularly during the soft spoken and even whispered moments. Screened a copy with a low volume threshold. But hey, as a foreigner I am also linguistically not fine tuned...