![]() ![]() In «I Remember You», we find two children who were mistreated and mocked by their peers and suddenly were missing. In «Pretty Thing», a nurse is haunted by the specter of a beautiful young woman who was killed by her groom. Both works address a favorite conflict in horror motion pictures, stories and myths: that of the spirits that seek peace, after violent deaths or when their bodies have not been found. While watching this Icelandic film, I remembered what happened to a similar movie, «I Am the Beautiful Thing That Lives in the House", a Canadian production that was misunderstood, maligned and unjustly underrated. A beautiful soundtrack and gorgeous cinematography are icing on the cake of this thriller. There are no cheap shots, no stunt scares. ![]() Desolate, cold, isolated.not just in miles, but in connection with the outside world (for example, difficulty in getting a cell phone signal). And the landscape is perfect for such a tale. The actors' performances were well done not a stinker among them. The town's current crimes, the renovation of the b&b, how the two narratives cross paths is revealed slowly, with suspense and satisfying scares, and is done exceedingly well. None of what happens to her is ever seen by her husband or her friend, so we don't really know if it's real or imagined. She's also experienced some trauma in her past, and it is she who suffers the strange events that happen in this story. There are some personal issues between the three, but the most interesting character by far is the wife. The other story is about a married couple (and her best friend) who are in town to convert an old, disused building into a bed & breakfast. His character spend the entire film teetering between trying to figure out this town's dark past and how it connects to some recent and frightening events, and trying to live with the torment of the loss of his son, who went missing some years earlier. The first story concerns the town doctor, who is helping the police with an investigation of a woman who has died. ![]() There are actually 2 stories happening here, and how they connect is revealed slowly, with perfect timing and a suspenseful buildup. The synopsis here on IMDb is not quite accurate. ![]()
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