Marrowbone

this movie is literally my “nothing prepared me for this.” :(  I genuinely don’t understand why the main genre is labeled as horror because this was just heartbreaking. it starts off feeling quiet and almost comforting to the point na mapapatanong ka talaga where the horror is or if anything scary is even going to happen. the pacing feels slow at first, but slowly, it turns into something deeply unsettling and emotionally devastating without you even realizing it.   the atmosphere, acting, and emotional reveal all hit so hard. when everything finally starts connecting, that’s when I realized why all the mirrors were covered the entire time… grabe, I really love movies that use symbolism in subtle ways like that and Allie :( I appreciated her character so much, especially the detail of her not giving him his meds because she knew it was the only way he could still see and be with his siblings. that part genuinely broke me. this wasn’t horror in the usual sense at all.