This omnibus film turned out to be an enjoyable treat. Each section had it's own individual tone and appearance that was very well suited to the tale being told. It appears as if the need to compete with the other film makers has encouraged all of the writers/directors to film their sections with care and style and to produce an interesting contribution to the project.
Each section seemed to have it's own colour palette. The Valentine's Day section may have had a rather telegraphed ending but the red swimming costumes (and those eyebrows!!) reminded me of Bergman's "Cries and Whispers". Sorry if that reference is a little pretentious for anyone who thinks that "The Sixth Sense" is the height of horror sophistication!! The connection to Halloween was somewhat tenuous in that particular section but it was laugh out loud funny in parts and it's always good to see an asshole, literally in this case, get his comeuppance. Mother's Day had a suitably 60's hippy drippy tone, Easter was surreal, Father's Day was solemn, creepy and tragic and Christmas was a modern day morality tale of the values of the consumerist society. However for me the stand out was the St Patrick's day section which had a real Ben Wheatley feel and a stand out performance from the scary little girl.
So overall extremely enjoyable for the quality of the overall film and the ability to steer away from most of the clichés that surround the various "Holidays".
Each section seemed to have it's own colour palette. The Valentine's Day section may have had a rather telegraphed ending but the red swimming costumes (and those eyebrows!!) reminded me of Bergman's "Cries and Whispers". Sorry if that reference is a little pretentious for anyone who thinks that "The Sixth Sense" is the height of horror sophistication!! The connection to Halloween was somewhat tenuous in that particular section but it was laugh out loud funny in parts and it's always good to see an asshole, literally in this case, get his comeuppance. Mother's Day had a suitably 60's hippy drippy tone, Easter was surreal, Father's Day was solemn, creepy and tragic and Christmas was a modern day morality tale of the values of the consumerist society. However for me the stand out was the St Patrick's day section which had a real Ben Wheatley feel and a stand out performance from the scary little girl.
So overall extremely enjoyable for the quality of the overall film and the ability to steer away from most of the clichés that surround the various "Holidays".