The Vanishing (1988) - George Sluizer
(9/10)
-Been wanting to see this film for years now. Finally bought it earlier this year, but for personal reasons, either due to depression or a task/to-do list that has been almost infinite, i have never gotten around to this film.
Now, i am a sucker for psychological thrillers, and lately, there haven't been any good ones, let alone, competent ones, so i always go to the past, or look beyond our seas to get inspiration or to get my fill.
Well... This movie blew me away.
Holy shit.
A very unique kidnapping movie about a killer and sociopath where the story unravels itself in quite a novel way.
One of the first, if not the first movie that tells you everything you need to know about the villain, and yet it still catches you off guard and keeps you on the edge.
More character development driven really.
It utilizes the "show, don't tell" even if it tells you everything, it still manages to pull a fast one on you.
That ending fucked me up, even though i kind of knew something would happen, just did not exactly expect that ending. Goddamn...
The whole movie was fucked up. Very sad and terrifying in an unsettling way.
Don't watch the remakes, watch this one, the OG French film based off the book, "The Golden Egg."
Brilliant.
