The Hidden Face

The Hidden Face has only one flaw, the trailer. I envy those who managed to see it without being attracted by the trailer. It spoils everything. Imagine that the trailer of The Sixth Sense revealed that the character of Bruce Willis... You know what... It would still be a great film, but it would spoil the surprise and some of the tension. Nevertheless, the premise of the film is original and novel. At times I found the behaviour of the main female characters a bit illogical and unlikely, but it doesn't change the rating. Anyway, the main character deserves a good slap for her actions. I would sum it up with the saying: he who digs another man's hole... (28/07/2016)

As is often the case with me, I didn't know what I was getting into, so I'm glad I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I was downright pleased. Sure, the creators probably wouldn’t get an award for scheming because I realized what their plan was sooner than they might have liked, but it didn't spoil my mood in any way. I enjoyed it throughout, and I didn’t get bored for a second. 5*- (10/04/2021)

An adaptation of no fewer than three proverbs at once: there is a price for stupidity, opportunity makes the thief and to say the third would be too big a spoiler. Excellent work with the soundtrack and a playful approach to genre clichés which loses a bit of its impressiveness by the fact that the authors show their cards a little too early. The consequence of which is that the twists in the final third of the movie are readable long before they come. On the other hand they also represent the only logical result of the way the excellently illustrated (and extremely repulsive) characters behave all the time, so it isn’t a big problem, just that it unnecessarily loses its sting. (01/06/2012)

A Spanish low-budget flick that superbly combines horror atmosphere, survival, love story and relationship drama. It mixes everything just right, with a great twist in the middle, solid direction, and excellent performances from what are actually completely unknown but well-cast actors. One of those films made on a shoestring that has an idea, tension and delivers more entertainment than many a blockbuster with automatic high expectations. (08/06/2023)

Yeah, it’s a nicely put together fairytale about “revenge from beyond the grave”, but my main problem with it is that you are expected to root for a character who doesn’t deserve it and is very stupid and unlikeable. That doesn’t change the fact that the second half is juicy, with lots of self-sufficient ideas that take it to a satisfactory ending. The fourth star is only for the breasts of the plainer (and prettier and more likeable) of the heroines. (09/04/2020)