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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Nice effects though.

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

"Spoiler"I did not know much about Shiver before I watched it. The only thing I did know was that Dark Sky films was releasing it and they are a company that I really trust right now. I can gladly say that they did not abuse that trust. Shiver is a good, albeit flawed, fright flick. It starts out in one direction and goes to a very unexpected place. The film follows Santi, a young man who has an affliction not dissimilar to vampires. Santi is highly sensitive to sunlight and also has fangs. However, this has little to do with the actual plot other than to make you think Santi could be a monster. Because there is a monster of sorts that lives in the woods near the small village where Santi and his mother have moved to. There are a few animal mutilations and murders that coincide with Santi's arrival and the townsfolk believe Santi to be responsible. I don't want to give anything away, but Santi is not the killer. The killer's identity is a highly original concept and it's what I think will separate Shiver and make it memorable. Also, there are a few scenes in broad daylight that gave me chills. That is an incredible accomplishment to me. And that's why I recommend seeing the picture. I think towards the end of the film Shiver becomes a little too routine. That is my main complaint. It goes down the same tired road we've been down before. It had a lot of potential to be different and it didn't take full advantage of that. I still think it's a good film because it did give me the "shivers" and I suggest seeing it especially if you are a fan of Spanish horror.

This movie is not truly a horror, more of a mystery thing, but it reminded me of some of the good John Saul books. It has a complex plot and it is very well done. Hard to say anything about it without spoiling it, so I will just say that I enjoyed it very much and I highly recommend it.I would make a parallel to Let the Right One In, but the main character in this movie is more human friendly. The movie is better though than the Swedish one and, if that is rated 8, this can only be given a 9. Maybe people should stop rating films on how much they like the language in which they are spoken.Bottom line: very good thriller and a nice story.

Santi is a young lad with a strange disease. Bright sunlight has him running for cover. Not surprisingly, he's a hoodie with sunglasses. Mum is a translator. She works from home. Parents are separated but on good terms. Santi also gets bullied a lot (he's very bully-able – you could want to cosset or kick him).Doctor persuades Mum to take Santi to remote village. Less sunlight, you see. But kids pick on him there too. They don't understand his disease and treat him as a wimp. Shortly afterwards, locals turn on him. Especially when sheep are eviscerated. And a bully murdered. And we know there's something Nasty In The Woods. A waiting game is to see whether Shiver implodes in orgiastic excess of CGI, vampires, werewolves, radiation mutants, CIA viruses, supernatural gore or other well-worn concoctions. Remarkably, it doesn't. Even when the attacker is revealed, momentum keeps going and we can enjoy a mix of terror with fairly down-to-earth explanations.Like many other genres, horror can be more about minor deviation on clichés than whole new formulae. But although the Shiver 'monster' avoids paths too well-trodden, the backdrop of the film is highly derivative. A flitting in the trees reminds me of Predator. Farmer and policeman are stereotypes. Santi discovers truth and, guess what – his parents don't want to know. Santi susses things out on Google – the current answer for every geek-on-a-mission. And the night vision camera thing is all a bit too Blair Witch.Low-budget interactions and nice scenery are mixed with occasional fast editing, unnerving sounds, jolting cameras, and horrific dream sequences. Director Isidro Ortiz says he wanted, "to build a monster thriller where the monsters are the heroes, and where you must flee from the light to take refuge in the darkness. A back-to-front tale." This sophisticated theoretical foundation is almost more interesting than the movie itself. "I wanted the film to have two kinds of monsters," he continues determinedly, "those which are such because they're 'different' and cannot adapt to what society defines as 'normal', and those which are real monsters and hide their dark side while they look like a model of social behaviour." Wow! Is this film really deep? Or is the depth flown in afterwards as P.R.-flavoured gibberish? It sounds sensible enough, but out of place when referring to such a low-brainer.To Ortiz' credit, he trimmed down his original plan to avoid relying on American budgets, but the end result, while enjoyable enough, falls slightly short of the grand concepts he envisages. It does keep you guessing for a bit but, although decently acted, characterisation and dialogue do not have the profundity to redeem such aspirations.On the plus side, this is a broad appeal 'horror' film. It isn't offensively gory, and has an almost warm cozy feel to it. But in other words, it's a bit of a girly horror. A nice little movie with some atmospheric tension, and maybe not quite enough to satisfy late-night fans.

Have just seen the Premier of this at the Berlin Film Festival. Think of Truffaut's 'Wild Child' played out as a typical 'Hidden monster in the woods' horror movie and you won't be far out. There are some genuinely creepy moments but these sadly are few and far between and at the screening I attended the audience were howling with laughter (rather than fright) at some of the supposedly scary scenes. The banal dialogue was also the subject of some laughter from the audience though this could have been due to poor translation of the subtitles. Despite all the weaknesses I quite enjoyed it in a 'so bad it's good' sort of way, but if you're looking for genuine spills and thrills look elsewhere!