Amulet - 2020 - 5/10
Border guard commits misdeeds during Balkans conflict.
Jump forward, and he works build sites as (possibly) illegal worker.
Until he is offered room and board at a fixer-upper house, occupied by dying mother and her daughter.
Soon, he has concerns about the locked attic and dangerous incidents. Does he flee?
Artsy horror film is portentous and ponderous. And slow.
Rather than thoughtful, the pacing felt like padding.
The “amulet” itself was a shoehorned element, as it had scant bearing on the plot.
Too bad. There are decent concepts here, yet the result is muddled.
