2013 · thriller
Magic Magic
Directed by Sebastián Silva1h 37m2013
In remote Chile, a vacationing young woman begins to mentally unravel; meanwhile, her friends ignore her claim until it's too late.
Our read: Magic Magic (2013) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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“You want slow-burn psychological dread about cruelty disguised as vacation fun.”
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