{"id":21666,"date":"2016-07-29T22:31:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T02:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=21666"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:12:11","slug":"the-lure-2015-fantasia-international-film-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/29\/the-lure-2015-fantasia-international-film-festival-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lure (2015) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lure\"<\/a>Sirens attracted by a musician playing on the beach seduce him and his band into taking them in.\u00a0 With them, they become part of the entertainment at a night club while openly being sirens.\u00a0 When one of the girls falls for an earthly boy, she wants to trade her tail for legs, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n

Written by Robert Bolestro, The Lure follows two siren sisters, Golden and Silver, as they navigate life on dry land.\u00a0 The story he builds here is interesting and entertaining with lead characters that attract attention and keep it.\u00a0 The story takes some unexpected turns and some less so, but all of them are fun to watch (even the ones less fun for the characters).\u00a0 The ending (no worries, no spoilers) is touching without being schmaltzy.\u00a0 Directing this modern fairytale is Agnieszka Smoczynska who takes the script and turns it into a kind of film version of a Bjork video.\u00a0 She creates a colorfully loud film in some scenes and a subdued one (color-wise) in others.<\/p>\n

The way she shoots a domestic fight or an operation is fantastic and something this reviewer has not seen many times before (and I have seen thousands of films).\u00a0 Many scenes are shot in unexpected and original ways, making the film very unique.\u00a0 Adding to these directorial choices is the cinematography by Jakub Kijowski complementing the story and framing every image perfectly.\u00a0 The way this film is shot brings out its peculiar, exciting scenes and contrasts them excellently with the darker ones.<\/p>\n

Playing the sirens are Marta Mazureka as Silver (Srebrna) and Michalina Olszanska as Gold (Zwota), both giving great performances.\u00a0 Mazurek shows her soft side, playing the more innocent siren who falls for a human.\u00a0 The way she develops her character is sweet and makes the viewers care about her like a little sister.\u00a0 Olszanska plays the other sister, more bold and mean almost.\u00a0 She brings out the killer side of sirens with gleeful abandon making her performance mesmerizing.\u00a0 One of the support characters stands out form the rest due to the actress\u2019 performance, Wokalistka Krysia, the mom-type character who takes the girls in.<\/p>\n

This performance by Kinga Preis is fantastic and layered.\u00a0 She shows the character\u2019s vulnerability and her caring side, than switches to the performer side when her character hits the stage and commands attention, almost stealing scenes from the girls at times.\u00a0 A few of her performance pieces were reminiscent of LuLu.<\/p>\n

Also more than worth the price of the ticket is the special effects for the sirens\u2019 tails.\u00a0 They look as real as can be, with fishy scales and some glistening.\u00a0 They are beautiful and grab the attention.\u00a0 There is also some juicy, gooey gore in the aforementioned surgery scene that looks good.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the IMDB page for The Lure has no special effects or visual effects credits.<\/p>\n

The Lure is a comedy\/drama\/musical\/horror and as the sirens are singers being taken in by a band the music is highly important.\u00a0 The numbers and performances on screen with the band and then with the girls are fun, flamboyant at times, and highly entertaining.\u00a0 The pop songs are catchy and do not overstay their welcome while the choreography by Kaya Kolodziejczyk and Jaroslaw Staniek adds some sexiness to the girls\u2019 already alluring performances.<\/p>\n

The Lure is a great film, like a long form music video that works, reminiscent of Bjork and Mylene Farmer with a true Polish spirit.\u00a0 It offers a lot and is fun while remaining touching.\u00a0 It must be noted that it is Polish cinema\u2019s first musical.\u00a0 The whole crowd at Fantasia ate it up and come out talking about what they had just seen.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 14th<\/sup> to August 3rd<\/sup>, 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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