Coffer (2014) User Reviews

Room for more.

[Patient444 · 6/10 · 19 November 2017]

I think that the space created here was just enough for a better ending. It was rather obvious what we were about to see from the very start, so I would describe it as eerie more than anything.

A little mystery at first, curiosity and very fast fear is installed. The story rushes to show us what it's all about yet it just feels that there was room for better.

All in all, good practice for Sandberg and his future work. His long length projects so far, are quite the step up from the typical horror of today. Looking forward for more.

Cheers!

What's in the coffer?

[Pjtaylor-96-138044 · 6/10 · 7 December 2021]

'Coffer (2014)' goes on for about five seconds too long, pushing past its perfect ending to finish on a kind of anticlimactic note. Still, it's a confident and competent horror short overall. It does a good job in building suspense and features a convincing central special effect. There's a strong sense of atmosphere and the cinematography is on point, too. It's an effective short film. 6/10.

Middle of the road

[injury-65447 · 7/10 · 21 May 2020]

As far as their shorts go this one falls somewhere in the middle. Not the best but definitely still an intriguing concept. A little meh at the end.

the fear

[Kirpianuscus · 16 February 2018]

...and its birth with real simple tools. that is all. a woman. an old chest. a sound. and the end. like others films by David Sandberg, the real admirable thing is the return at origins. to scary in the old style fashion, remembering German fairy tales, using the viewer as part of game, suggesting more than giving. proposing the atmosphere more than the story. and this is the motif for who, the chain of 3 minutes short films of David Sandberg are great refuges for classic horror fans.

Not bad.

[Short-films-over-everything · 6/10 · 12 March 2024]

This was a simple to the point story about a woman who is relaxing in her house when she hears banging and creaking noises coming from the room she is in. She gets up to investigate and she finds out the noises are coming from inside a chest. Something inside the chest tries to push the lid open and get out, and the woman sits on the chest to try and keep the lid closed. The scene was very suspenseful and well done, especially the sound effects and how the lid of the chest kept trying to open. The main actress did an okay job here and she was believable in her reaction of fear. Obviously this film is not on the same level as some of David F. Sandbergs other films, but it was a decent effort and a cool concept. What the woman finds inside the box was a surprise and it was a very original concept and something I didn't see coming. The film could have been a few minutes longer because 3 minutes is too short. However for the short running time, an interesting story was still told well. I thought the directing and writing were okay. I liked how the last shot of the movie was filmed and there was a creepy moment near the end of the film that I thought was well done. Overall I liked this one, the chest concept was interesting.

dont open the coffer

[AvionPrince16 · 7/10 · 23 December 2021]

This short movie is pretty well made too. The sound effect put all the moments in great tense and the end was pretty surprising. And the coffer what it content make it pretty uncertain about what was in it.

Fresh "Out of the Box" Horror

[JohnB_2016 · 9/10 · 7 October 2015]

Although my least favorite of the 3 Sandburg films, this one fails to disappoint.

The film lacks that "new horror" feel, based on the fact that the object possessed is a... chest. Nothing new about it.

On the other hand, the short still delivers that unexpected feeling of "what will happen next?"

This film, like Sandburg's other works, still forces me to "watch through the crack between my fingers", as it creates a constant feeling of horror. I consider the lack of dialogue a sorry loss, but for what it doesn't have, it makes up in music. The audio effects is what contributes to the scare factor.

Sandberg and Losten strike again

[Horst_In_Translation · 8/10 · 25 April 2016]

I must say after having watched some of David F. Sandberg's recent works, I have become quite a fan. I am generally not too big on the horror genre, but his approach truly impresses me. It is scary to the extent that I can't look, but also can't look away. The moment she looks inside the box is pretty terrifying. When she tries to listen and keeps her eyes away from the box, it was obvious something bad is about to happen that she would not see right away. Lotta Losten does a good job here as well. No need for dialogue and no need for a super-attractive actress if the story is just captivating enough. And this one sure is. Sandberg's films are all very short and maybe this is their strength as they are also very essential at the same time. You get no messed-up story or cheap thrills, you just get great horror all the time you watch. I also believe his camera work is excellent and I hope he will make a full feature someday and it will be just as good as his short film works. I highly recommend "Coffer".