 Next we're checking out this no spoilers movie review This is for the film at knife and heart a 2018 film that is currently streaming on the shutter streaming service Which if people don't know it's a streaming service for horror Specifically so good stuff It is knife and then the plus sign heart for the title So I don't know if it's supposed to be knife plus heart, but I say it knife and heart I think it sounds a lot better that way So getting right into it I just have a bunch of notes on my phone gonna go through it like I said no spoilers There's some thematic type stuff that I'm gonna talk about like some Deeper meaning things going on which does not spoil the actual film itself though So you can watch this no problem and still go see the film and not really know what's gonna go on so much So off the bat a few things that might turn some people off of this film One thing is it's a French language film. So it's subtitles. So I know there are a lot of people out there Who are just like I don't want to have to read when I watch a movie But like I've said before you know give it five to ten minutes And then your brain just starts not even recognizing that you're reading once you get past that time period You're just like oh, I'm just watching this movie So you can get past it like that the other thing is this is a queer horror film Which there may be some people out there who really aren't into that or will say well, you know I don't like you know queer film. I don't want to it's film. Just give it a shot This is a good film. I do recommend this film I will say up front especially because it's a modern giallo film Which not a lot of people are doing giallo films and the giallo Subgenre of horror is a very good subgenre that I think should really be mined a little bit more than it has been recently I mean the last modern Giallo film I remember seeing is the strange color of your body's tears Which I'd have to go go back and rewatch that But I think based off what I remember that I like knife and heart more than that film But anyway, I'm gonna get into the review here The music the first thing that occurred to me is the music is used to great effect on this I thought the soundtrack was really good. It was very well done. This isn't anything like goblin You know people who think of giallo and think of great soundtracks think of Argento and his relationship with goblin Yes, that music was outstanding. Those soundtracks were great, but this is really good, too and I Don't know there's just something to be said for a really nice soundtrack Especially with a horror film that just like I don't know It just makes you feel happy at least it does for me and I really liked it They did a great job There were a few moments where it was almost a little over the top But then it would just it would just come up to that kind of precipice of About to be over the top with the music and then would just like come right back. I enjoyed it There were a few stretches of no dialogue, especially in the beginning the very intro before they give you the title card is All silent. There's no dialogue whatsoever, but it worked really well and I think it built tension really well They got into things immediately pretty much and if you know giallo, it's all about this black gloved killer Who's going around killing people and you got to figure out? What's the mystery behind this who is this mystery person who's killing people so They get into that immediately someone gets killed immediately. We're doing this so and that's how it is with pretty much every giallo It's like all right. We're doing this now But the no dialogue portions were good And that's not an easy thing to pull off and I like to see especially in horror films where they're using silence and Stresses of no dialogue to great effect Because I feel like there's so many filmmakers out there in every genre who feel like they have to keep People talking in order for people to understand what's going on and you don't have to you can show it And I think they do a good job showing it in this It's done is kind of like an 80s period piece Which is cool because you can kind of feel that mainly with the way people do their hair and their clothing and everything But I think it also feels like it apply it can apply in a modern setting as well like it's not set in that period to a point where You feel the entire time like it has to be in that period you could feel like oh it kind of feels like modern as well So I kind of like those types of things were like this is where we are But at the same time it feels like it can be many many different decades So there isn't a lot of comedic aspect to this because it does keep itself pretty firmly in the horror area But there are a few comedic moments and I think when they occur they're not distracting they work well and They they actually land as funny moments. So I appreciate that. It's hard to get that balance It's hard to like throw a little bit of comedy into a horror film especially and not Have it act as like a speed bump that jars people out of what's going on and that kind of atmosphere of horror The killer makes some crazy noises when the killings are happening which I think makes it even more unnerving and weird and Corky and I like that touch to it. I mean they could have easily done it where it was just like silent the killer kills But there's like these weird noises that you're just like oh, that's that's very weird And and going to the whole corky thing. I do think in general this film Has some corky interesting characters as a few corky interesting Plot points and corky interesting things going on within it Which I think is a very important thing not just because this is something that's typically done in giallo But it's also the fact that Once you've watched the film once you solve the mystery along with watching You know with everyone else watching the film So there's not a lot of rewatch value and just watching it to solve that mystery because you already solved it It's not new if you're gonna watch it again. So you need interesting characters really good acting good dialogue and quirkiness Adds a lot to that that makes you kind of want to go back and rewatch So I think this film for the right people will definitely instill a feeling of I want to rewatch this For me, look, I could rewatch this film I don't feel like I like really really really want to rewatch it just because I thought it was a good film. I didn't think it was a great film I enjoyed it enough It's one of those films that just falls into my category of I had a good time watching it I enjoyed it once I don't feel like I necessarily need to go back But if I was with someone in there like hey, I was really wanting to check out knife and heart I'd be like, okay. Yeah, I'll watch it with you seen it once, but I'll watch it again and Enjoy enough about it because that quirkiness when I'm talking about Um The okay, so there's a graininess to the film and I assume that was intentional to kind of give it more of a period piece Feel to be more realistic for the time period that they're trying to portray So I'm gonna assume that's why it is but I will say Like I appreciate it for that aspect of like keeping it to that period But I also I'm kind of like I would like things to be more high definition just because I think with horror films, especially with a film. That's giallo I think giallo is good for higher definition because usually it's you know more aesthetically pleasing There's a lot of use of colors which in this film there are there's a use of a lot of diverse colors which is really nice and scenes and Yeah, I mean I just I just want to see things more clearly and I think it makes especially in a giallo film It makes things pop a lot more. It's more aesthetically pleasing Because the camera works really good in this the directing is really good in this and the set designs are nice So I just want to be able to see it better, you know, like once again I understand why they're probably doing that graininess, but I I think it would have been better with higher definition So that's just one of my like small gripes with this film Already talked about the quirkiness with this there's an interesting dichotomy in this film between I'm gonna read it as I put it down because between people young and in their prime living life boldly Versus at the same time people who are aging having a hard time accepting it and trying to find their way in life again It's kind of this you see it amongst some of the characters like there's a a younger group of characters who are just like Having a good time living life to its fullest being bold doing what they want And then there's an older set of people who are kind of they feel like they're aging out They kind of don't know it's like that midlife crisis type thing like they're trying to refine themselves They're like what does this stage in my life? Mean and and how do I adapt to this now because it they've kind of hit it and it's just dawned on them basically that like oh, I'm not this group of people over here anymore. I'm not super young I'm not living my life recklessly and boldly or I can't really do that at this point in my life So they're trying to refigure things out So I thought that having these two groups these two very separate groups within the same film was a really interesting thing to watch throughout and I really enjoyed that about the film and actually that would be one thing that I'd like to look at a little bit more if I did rewatch the film just go in with that in my mind and kind of pay even more attention to these two groups and how they You know interact with each other and have their separate stories and lives throughout it There was a spinning camera shot in this film. This is another small issue for me there's a spinning camera shot where it like spun 360 a few times and I understand why they're doing it and it worked for that Moment and I'm not gonna tell you why it was being done, but it worked for that moment so I understood it, but I felt like they took too many revelations around and I was getting nauseous so things like that. I don't really like that's another reason that I don't particularly like a lot of found footage films because like the the super shaky camera Really can make me nauseous like the film Cloverfield Cloverfield as a found footage film had so much shakiness because it's like people running with the camera like that amount of movement Where you can't really focus on anything makes me super nauseous. I'm glad I never saw that film in in the theater Cloverfield that is but yeah There's just one scene like that in knife and heart and I really wish they would have stepped it back Like you could do a revelation or two But like stop let people refocus on something and then move it again But they just kept doing like this continuous revelation thing and it made me really nauseous And I'm sure it did some other people annoying, but that's you know small issue Vanessa Paradis Paradis, I don't know how to say her name so she did a really good job She's the main main character in this film. I was like cat hair flying in the air Sorry, she was the main character in this film played and and she did an awesome job I was very much glued to her acting. I think it's it was a it was a cross-section of The well a combination of the writing of that character versus how she acted and that all coming together to be really good She was very mesmerizing as the main character and I really loved her performance I took a look into her a little bit and if she's apparently a very well-renowned actress singer and model in France Although I also saw on her internet movie database credits acting credits She was in the film yoga hoser Kevin Smith's yoga hosers Which is kind of funny to me because like I'm looking through and she's just like do it like doing all these like French films and then there's yoga hosers and I was like Okay, interesting, but she did an excellent job. I loved her in this The very ending this is my last little bit about the film the very ending of it felt like there was a little Something else that needed to be there. I can't necessarily put my finger on it at the moment But if I take more time to think about it, maybe if I watch it another time It'll dawn on me what I think should be there to kind of wrap everything up and make you feel like ah That's the ending because it kind of ended Like it tied up all the loose ends, but it kind of also ended abruptly the way the end was just presented And if you watch it, you'll see what I mean You'll you'll definitely see what I mean, although there is an additional portion That's kind of like a post credits type thing, which is more like artsy stylistic kind of like a Here's the cast in a sense and I thought that was cool and it looked good and they and they their camera work was really nice for it but Yeah, just like the end of the story portion. There's something missing that just made me feel like oh We're ending right there. I don't okay So anyway overall, I did enjoy the film. I would recommend it especially for people who like giallo Also, especially for people who are looking for more entries in the queer horror subgenre Which does not have a ton of entries at least not a ton of entries that get releases on like streaming services or Get press really so Yeah, but giallo and queer horror if you're looking for either of those or both of those combined I would definitely recommend this film. I enjoyed it. I would give it out of five stars with haves in play I'm giving it an overall of three. It's not a phenomenal film Like I said, I'm on the fence of if I would go back to watch it probably more on the no category than anything But I enjoyed it watching it once and yeah, so thank you everyone for checking out this review Please do me a solid real quick hit that subscribe It can mean a lot for my channel and it motivates me to keep doing these things So also go ahead and put a comment down there. Let's talk about horror. Have you seen this movie? 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