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Wayne K A film that uses weirdness to its full advantage, Border tells a story that I often interpreted as being about the assimilation of immigrants into their adopted society. Tina is an outcast, shunned and mocked by civilisation, living a lonely existence with little hope of making a true human connection. She has one foot in the ‘troll world’ and one in the human world, an obvious outsider but still living a transparently human life, with a job, home and acquaintances. I figured the film was trying to say that it doesn’t matter where you’re from, everyone can find a place to fit in. The make up is incredible, as are the lead performances, particularly from Eva Melander. It takes a lot of courage to take on a role like this, and she really sells both the sentimental moments and the intense ones. It’s an odd experience by design, and if that’s your thing, then I'd highly recommend this one. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Thomas S A vivid story about self-acceptance and vengeance. The rhythm was perfect : I got hooked from start to finish. The scenario could have dwelled on the story of trolls and why they got hunted down, but instead focused on the "human" side of things, which makes its strength. Top notch! Got flashbacks from the excellent "Trollhunter" from 2010 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Corey K A beautiful and odd film, although it’s themes of self-acceptance and unconditional love are extremely relatable Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review David W This was quite a challenging watch in many ways and I don't just mean it's slow Scandinavian slow burner pacing. It is brilliantly acted and that most rare of beasts, unique. It's a film I'm glad I watched as it did hold my attention throughout but wether I can say I actively enjoyed it is a different matter. I can certainly see why the professional critics liked this so much and conversely why your average movie watcher may well not. Definitely a polarising experience of a movie but one I'd recommend purely to see which camp you fall into. Be warned though, if you approach this expecting a straightforward horror movie per se then you'll most likely be dissapointed. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Tim G Well that certainly was different! Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review M7AMD A how the hell this thing got 7.0 rating, my biggest time-wasting movie i've had this year so far its so stupid and too damn dull, i just do get the story other than it being absolutely weird and slow, also the acting in the movie and how slow they speak to each other makes its even more painful to watch.stay away from the plague as far as you can I had to skip forward just to see its end and be done with it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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