When Animals Dream

Extravagant, originell, minimalistisch, fast mystisch hypnotisch, aber leider ohne Tiefe, ohne Emotionen und ohne einen einzigen Augenblick, der mich überzeugt hätte, dass dieser Film Aufmerksamkeit verdient. Dafür, was für ein Thema hier behandelt wird, ist er überraschend langweilig und nicht wirklich unterhaltsam. (22.10.2020)

It should go deeper into the minds of the characters (we don’t get to know much about them, actually), or push the envelope more with regards to blood and terror. As it is, the film is too vanilla and not disturbing enough; bland, I’d say. It’s too shallow for a depressive Scandinavian drama and too detached for a horror movie. I get the intention of bringing in the Låt den rätte komma werewolves, but it wasn’t successful. (14.01.2015)

What attracted me the most was the dense and oppressive atmosphere of the harsh north underlined by the excellent music. The dark romantic story shrouded in mystery also appealed to me a lot and the ethereal wild woman Marie was likable from the start, so despite some reservations about the horror ending, I rate the film quite highly. (70%) (02.01.2022)