Horns

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Kate

Alexandre Aja has made many horror films before and yet each one has had a remarkably different tone. This is no exception, it plays out like one part romance/drama, one part mystery with some strange supernatural comedy/horror sprinkled over the top. A hard film to catagorise but a hell of a lot of fun to watch. 

It helps that he has a great cast to work with, led by Daniel Radcliffe who looks like he's having a lot of fun. The conceit of the horns and what they can do is wonderful, but it's only a part of the story. There's a lot going on here and you an see how adapting this from the novel might be hard because they struggle to find a good rhythm with the flashbacks that are interspersed throughout to bulk deliver exposition. 

But it's a minor quibble. Things pick up towards the end and it was a lot of fun to watch these strange events unfold. Definitely one to check out.