Hotel

I love hotel horror, and having recently rewatched Ti West's "The Innkeepers," I was drawn to this premise. This is an excellent cozy/folk horror film.

It arrived sooner than I expected and you know it's an interesting movie

slow-burn Austrian thriller that relies almost entirely on lingering tension and quiet dread rather than traditional jump scares, which is a good thing. Solid.

Movie:

Another solidly enjoyable, "sparse" horror film, with minimal score, long takes, and very gradual developments that nonetheless bring across a definite vibe. In this case, the main feeling is like when you're alone in another room at night and have to turn off the light before you go back to your bedroom. I liked it.

Extras:

I don't usually have time for commentary tracks, but I did appreciate that this came with a few trailers for other movies by the director.

Packaging:

Really great slipcover, which is evocative as well as matches the other two Hausner films released around the same time.

The movie is very slow paced and the audio isn’t the best mixed; voice would be too quiet then music/sounds too loud. This forced me to turn the volume up which strangely added to the horror experience. I would call this a slow burn but it really doesn’t give any satisfying resolve. I could see a general audience hating this, and a small amount of people calling this a revolutionary genre defying film. I am torn in between.