Holidays

In neither case is it a movie that would completely blow you away. "Holidays" presents a total of eight short films from some interesting creators - for example, Kevin Smith - but in neither case is it a short film that would be able to carve itself into your memory. And honestly, only a few of them have a truly scary atmosphere. (27/04/2016)

From the point of view of realisation, none of the stories is bad. But, besides the holiday theme, what they have in common is their inability to take their plots in any interesting direction. Briefly about each of the holidays: St. Valentine’s: Very annoying at first because of the characters, then a very predictable love-revenge story. St. Patrick’s: Briskly and disturbingly bizarre, with a scary little girl with a huge creepy mug, but when things are supposed to begin escalating, they crumble into nothing. Easter: The most atmospheric of the lot, with a pretty fine take on the “Easter bunny”, but again pointless. Mother’s Day: Basically, about nothing. Father’s Day: It manages to keep the attention and curiosity of the viewer, if only it didn’t end again without a proper ending. Halloween: The unnatural characters and the cheaper visuals may be a problem at first, but the main character goes through such unpleasant things (accompanied by a well chosen monotonous noise) that I think it’s one of the best stories. Christmas: An OK initial premise that ends before it gets going. New Year: I’m almost sure that I’ve already seen this exact same idea elsewhere, but I’d be damned if I can remember where. (16/04/2016)