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A solid mix of horror and mystery, though I wasn't in love with the grim 70s vibe that ran throughout the film. There's something about the colors and the styling that made this film a lot older than it was, which was pretty distracting. It also could've gone a bit harder on the horror elements, which ended up being quite tame. The setup of the mystery is interesting though and the setting certainly helped with the intrigue. The performances are a little flakey and the middle part did drag a little, but I ended up with a positive balance because of the relatively short runtime and fun finale. It's not a bad film, but maybe I was hoping for a bit more.Read all
Luz is certainly a unique project, impossible to compare with any other film I've seen. Singer created a very mysterious feature, he isn't afraid to leave much of the narrative in the dark and the mood is extremely explicit. Sounds perfect really, but somehow I left the film somewhat underwhelmed. It's nice to see that Singer fully commit to the atmosphere, but the soundtrack is a bit simplistic and the drab 70s/80s vibe didn't really do it for me. It's the rather disappointing finale that left me wanting the most though, a film like this really need to go full out, but Singer keeps everything very restrained. In the end, the atmosphere isn't powerful enough to support the sluggish pacing, but the film deserves bonus points for doing something different.Read all