You won't be disappointed!

Just so...so bad

Just perfect...

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I suppose this review is more for American audiences as we are used to shock value and a huge ending compared to thinking and story telling. I admit, I was at a complete loss at the end of this movie until I read people from Europe and their reviews.I didn't laugh one time during it yet most of the reviews found humor in it. Just a culture difference and not in a bad way, I learn. I look at this film in a different way now. The depth to it. Kind of like in a way The Witch was subtle but I got it, this I didn't till later to an extent.The people who are from the Netherlands and such reviewed this in such a way that to Americans, read their reviews. I would of been completely lost without reading it. But makes sense after reading it.

Life does not forgive mistakes and some things look like inevitable. This is brilliant story, symbolic as it can be, which may not be easy to understand and maybe a bit daunting but it will keep you interested in the plot till the very end and the messages it brings are numerous and life saving: *the symbol of opening the door to a stranger and not being able to set boundaries, feeling guilty that we owe something to a stranger that never stops and turns into unexpected set of events. *we all are recognized by our deeds, not by one off events, the father who feeds 3 children, or poor guy who begs for shelter, and asks every day more, and never gives, only asks further....and the best ever message of the film is the energy of being close to negativity, or evil may destroy us no matter how smart we are, if we don't flock together, those who are better organized, smarter will win over, its the inevitability of life laws. no mistake is being forgiven, being naive is certainly one of them.In the end it makes you think if life really is simplistic black and white picture, if you believe in the God as the truth, and Evil as the ultimate lie then it is so. And humans are all this in between those extremes.

Don't expect the movie to answer many (or any?) of your questions. There is a beginning that is not explained at all, which introduces us to our lead. We don't know him yet, so we have no idea what he's up to, why those people were "looking" for him. We might get it during the course of the movie, though still not entirely.The acting is superb, even when you shake you head not getting why people would behave like that (there are a couple of deleted scenes, one that "explains" why the Nanny did something or reacted in a strange way after an encounter). It's strange to say the least, but that's intended. The world we dive into looks like the one we live in, but it isn't really. Still the horror feels real. Even if you don't see many things happening (explicitely), you will be confused by a lot of things. You'll either like that or loathe it. Which was exactly what the movie (maker) was aiming for ... Job well done then

One of the most meaningless movies I have ever seen in my life! Lots of people who are not talented at all in any 'art field', lets say, would admire, and say 'wow, what a great movie' just because they don't understand it, where the truth is this movie is simply waste of time.. Good movie is the one which makes you think or feel something; giving you a perspective of how would one feel in another man's shoes; giving an option of being a judge or a victim, and all that as a plane thought experiment. This movie fail to do any of these things. Conversations are completely disconnected, shallow and there is no point in it at all. Strange doesn't mean remarkable, it means something that has been said or done differently apart from socially acceptable rules, but still with some sense and hidden meaning which makes you think and ask questions you didn't ask before. This movie is not strange whatsoever but it feels like somebody had a great idea but didn't really know how to communicate it and end it.