them (david moreau, xavier palud)

i love how it incorporates all the classic features: lovely couple in an isolated house, a first scene that sets the mood and makes you realise 'they' mean business... and the pace is brilliant, no nonesense here. however, i couldn't help but feeling a bit disappointed by the nature of those 'them'. i don't mind the fact they are humans, and the fact they are ruthless kids, but i'm not so sure of the supernatural feeling the whole film oozes. they want to play this kind of sadistic game, fine, but then why does it have to feel as if it was something out of (the rather brilliant) 'the haunting'? i'd have prefered them to be ghosts, to be honest. i find living people incredibly more boring. still, i enjoyed it.

Rating: 7/10