It seems that I haven't had many non-review things to write about recently. I haven't discovered any new-to-me particularly interesting actors or whatnot. Anyways, let's get to it.
I watched this movie shortly after watching another one (The Skin I Live In) that maybe is sort of vaguely similar, but not particularly so.
What I did not know prior to watching this was that it was based off a Greek myth, which does give some insight to the plot. Overall, it was a measured, methodical movie and also sort of... placid. I would categorize it as a drama although some things I've read describe it as horror and/or psychological thriller. It seemed too calm and didn't really have enough intense action in it to really make me think of it as a thriller. There was suspense and conflict in it, but it was all delivered in a very measured, subdued way, almost.
While it wasn't bad, it also wasn't spectacular or anything and I don't see myself rewatching it of my own accord. Overall I consider it to have been mediocre; it just didn't strike me as that brilliant. If someone else wanted to watch it and I were present, I wouldn't necessarily refuse, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to subject myself to watching this movie again.
The ending was somewhat unsatisfying but not horrifically unsatisfying. I just don't really have a ton to say about this movie, really. I preferred The Skin I Live in, a Spanish-language movie. I sort of intended to do a full review of that one, perhaps in Spanish.
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