That is not to say that I am ultra- perceptive it's just that another early 70's film (one of my all time faves actually) used precisely the same premise so I had a "heads up" so to speak. is there a twist? Of course there is! Unfortunately for me, I worked out what would eventually be revealed in the first ten minutes or so. The acting, from which is mostly an ensemble cast of three, is uniformly sound, particularly from the boys as there emotions are so frequently communicated via facial expressions and gestures rather than words. Lacking any background soundtrack for most the film and any real over-the-top scares, it still has quite a few very disturbing moments especially in the last ten minutes or so. so begins their weird quest to find out the truth, a quest that involves the bizarre, the creepy and eventually the truly horrifying! The tone, style and atmosphere of the piece blend cohesively to create feelings of unease and creepiness from the first frame to the last. They quickly begin to seriously doubt that this woman is actually their mother. However, as far as the boys are concerned, nothing is like it was before she went away. They live with their mother (Susanne Wuest) who has recently returned home from apparent cosmetic surgery and her face is heavily bandaged. The twins are inseparable they are very enigmatic they keep large bugs as pets. It is Summer and in an isolated and beautiful house in the countryside, between woods and corn fields, live nine-year-old twin brothers, Elias (Elias Schwarz) and Lukas (Lukas Schwarz).
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The movie too is very typically European in its execution: a leisurely pace in the story telling, very controlled camera movement and the insightful framing of shots. It is plain and simple not that kind of horror film: in many ways it is an intensely creepy psychological-thriller with intense horror moments thrown in. Horror fans that crave in-your-face, major scares in a movie within the genre will be very disappointed with Goodnight Mommy. the trailer somewhat skews the real "character" of the film. The intriguing trailer, blessed with superb editing, got hardcore horror fans majorly "excited". No spoilers! When the trailer for Austrian horror flick "Goodnight Mommy" hit the Internet not that long ago it promptly went viral. Movie Gems' Review of a modern horror film.