Seventeen-year-old Gretchen reluctantly leaves America to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps. Plagued by strange noises and bloody visions, she soon discovers a shocking secret that concerns her own family.
Cuckoo is directed by Tilman Singer director of Luz (2018).
Cuckoo has been on my radar for awhile now and I'm happy to say that the wait for it was well worth it. This is one absolute insane and atmospheric horror film that is bound to be a midnight film classic in a few years.
The performances were excellent here, Hunter Schafer is one of the most exciting new talent and she only proves that even more here. She gives such a fun and investing performance that quickly grabs the viewer's attention, her character Gretchen is incredibly intriguing as soon as she enters the film and really makes for a great protagonist. Schafer has incredibly strong screen presence that is truly exciting, her actions and quiet yet strong approach to the film acting wise is truly special and her performance shows she was destined to act in crazy horror films such as this one.
Dan Stevens already gave a very strong performance this year in Abigail and he does it again here, his character Herr König is creepy, crazy and a ticking time bomb that is incredibly enjoyable to watch when he becomes deranged. He's an interesting character that while may not get the most character moments, but due to Stevens's insane performance that more than makes up for it.
The film's world is incredibly fascinating, it's a mixture of Italian horror/giallo feel and David Cronenberg. It's a mysterious atmosphere that doesn't tell you what's really going on here until the the third act, even then it can be difficult to figure out what exactly is going on here due to just how bizarre everything unfolds during the third act. Which works for this film since the film establishes right from the beginning that this is going to be much different, it's a film where the more you sink into the film's world the more you get invested and truly want to explore.
Cuckoo is definitely one of those films you need to go into as blind as possible, it's got excellent kills, incredibly fast paced editing and is just an overall blast for fun! Definitely give this one a watch!
Cuckoo is currently in theaters.
10/10 A+
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