Vinyan (2008)

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Best movie ever!

An Exercise In Nonsense

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

OK so I'll start at the beginning. It has promise. Child goes miss so understandably the parents are distraught and will do anything to find him. You expect them to go into the jungle and as the movies states "the terror" that awaits. So naturally you imagine that the couple will be terrorized, hunted and having to fight for their lives. But nope...just two people descending into madness traipsing through the jungle only to fall upon a colony of crazy kids that kill by throwing stones at you and shoving sticks into you. Where were the crazies parents? Why were they all boys? And as for the bonkers mother...well she just ends up surround by the crazies and being a shrine to them. All in all I can only sum it up as weird, pointless STUPID waste of time and don't bother!!!

I had low expectations for this movie but was very pleasantly surprised. The slow pace of the storyline allows a gradual build-up of the atmosphere, which kept me interested to the end. This is helped by great set of locations (derelict villages and temples, rotting jungles...) that are masterfully depicted - both vividly and with a dreamlike quality that increases as the movie progresses. The actors are good (Petch Osathanugrah is particularly creepy) but do not overplay their roles, contributing to the dreamlike sensation. As the end draws near, the boundaries of reality, imagination and symbolism dissolve...Most of the negative reviews here seem to come from people expecting a horror/gore movie or comparing Vinyan to Lynch's work. While there are graphic aspects to the movie, very creepy characters and an ending open to interpretation, these comparisons are inadequate. Forget about them and watch Vinyan with an open mind - you might not like it (it is one of its kind and not for everyone) but you won't regret having watched it.

Well, I was really looking forward to watch this flick, I am a Die-hard horror fan. But this movie is just boring. No suspense, NO horror. Why is this movie even consider a horror movie! Drama and weird the genre should be. It's like one of thous movies when you can strangle a person with a cordless phone, its just bad decisions and no motivation to stay alive. I really hope this "arty" director picks himself up and make a decent horror movie, if not don't call you're self a horror director, just stopþ On the other hand I would like to give the DP 5 stars for a great camera work. But people stay away, and just watch behind the scenes.I give this movie two thumps up in the back hole.

Fabrice Du Welz is that kind of director who doesn't make a film every year. The best known so far directed by him was Calvaire (2004). A horror that really took you by the throat. Vinyan was his follow-up made 4 years later. It's a complete other flick, still, it delivers some dark moments. People are arguing about it in what genre you would classify it, sure, it's a drama but the overall atmosphere gives it a horror feeling too. Towards the end it do goes darker and darker and once the children take over the jungle it surely reminded me of Children Of The Corn. As I said, it's the atmosphere that defines this flick. The opening sequence already gives you the feeling what you will get. And i mean before Jeanne Bellmer (Emmanuelle Béart) comes out of the water. The acting by her and Rufus Sewell is excellent. The score used is creepy too and adds toward the atmosphere. It isn't arty but it leans against it. The director surely knew what he wanted.The drama lays in the fact that Jeanne has lost her child and wants to find him back against all the negative advise. So she travels with her husband to the country she's thinking they could find him, but they need help from the locals, but the deeper they go in the woods the worser it gets. The horror lays in the fact that once they are deep in the wood and are depending on some guys money takes over and people are dying for it. Naturally the locals doesn't like what's going on and are out for revenge. It's low on blood but the last scene is worth watching.Excellent performances, great camera-work, good score, that's what makes it a special experience to watch. And for those who want to see Emmanuelle Béart in her nudies, she goes full frontal. Gore 1/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5