Mara
Just a brief review today; I'm covering Mara, the 2008 debut feature from director, Clive Tonge.
Mara's plot revolves around a "sleep demon," the titular Mara, who haunts and eventually kills members of a self-help group for people suffering from sleep paralysis. Olga Kurylenko (a stunningly beautiful actress resembling a young Catherine Zeta-Jones) proves she's more than just a Bond babe (Quantum of Solace) playing Kate, a forensic psychologist, who is called in to investigate the death of Matthew, one of the members of the sleep group.
Kate soon finds herself haunted by Mara, played by Javier Botet (also the titular ghoul in Mama). Mara is a genuinely terrifying apparition, although she begins to suffer from over exposure toward the film's requisite downbeat ending.
While Mara may not be the most original horror movie I've seen lately, it's still entertaining and manages a few good scares. At the very least, it definitely knocks the similar Mama out of the park (no one turns into fucking butterflies here). With this strong of a debut, I'm excited to see what Tonge does next.
Mara's plot revolves around a "sleep demon," the titular Mara, who haunts and eventually kills members of a self-help group for people suffering from sleep paralysis. Olga Kurylenko (a stunningly beautiful actress resembling a young Catherine Zeta-Jones) proves she's more than just a Bond babe (Quantum of Solace) playing Kate, a forensic psychologist, who is called in to investigate the death of Matthew, one of the members of the sleep group.
Kate soon finds herself haunted by Mara, played by Javier Botet (also the titular ghoul in Mama). Mara is a genuinely terrifying apparition, although she begins to suffer from over exposure toward the film's requisite downbeat ending.While Mara may not be the most original horror movie I've seen lately, it's still entertaining and manages a few good scares. At the very least, it definitely knocks the similar Mama out of the park (no one turns into fucking butterflies here). With this strong of a debut, I'm excited to see what Tonge does next.
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