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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 339479" data-attributes="member: 23">The Vanishing (2019)
a.k.a. &quot;Keepers&quot;

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Last week I visited (among other places) the beautiful Mull Of Galloway where a noticeboard at the lighthouse at Scotland&#039;s Southernmost tip had details of a film shot there and in some other nearby locations I&#039;d visited (including Port Logan harbour), said to be based on the real life disappearance of three Scottish lighthouse keepers in 1900.Like 90% of &quot;based on true events&quot;, this film&#039;s claim can be taken with a pinch of salt.&nbsp; The disappearance was real enough, but the film&#039;s story is pure fiction, with only the most tenuous of connections. With that accepted, it becomes more enjoyable.It&#039;s a well-made psychological thriller. Slow burning, leisurely paced which allowed for much character. I could easily see this becoming a stage play with minimal sets and cast.It&#039;s filled with a dark, brooding atmosphere and feels very noir-ish. And in particular, Nordic noir (the director, cinematographer and at least one of the featured actors are Danish), and the occasional bursts of brutal horror feel wholly appropriate. It looks gorgeous as well.The performances by the lead actors are, by and large, very impressive. However...Letting the film down for me was a lack of attention to detail in terms of language and delivery style. There were far too many contemporary speech patterns (in particular that US teen drama thing of using the name of the character being addressed at the end of a sentence, but leaving a noticeable beat before saying it so that it sounds like an afterthought). But more concerning was the modern slang that found its way in. The biggest offender, &quot;OK&quot;, was used numerous times (this is Scotland in 1900, people), and the Millennial actor even did that thing of unconsciously (and unnecessarily) beginning a &quot;mid-paragraph&quot; sentence with it. They ended sentences with &quot;right?&quot; After a falling out, one character asked another &quot;Are we good?&quot; And in response to her husband saying &quot;I love you&quot;, a woman with vocal fry responded &quot;Me too&quot;. <img src="https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sangry_fist_100-105.gif?w=150&amp;h=84"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":a2:" title="Argue 2&nbsp; &nbsp; :a2:" data-shortname=":a2:" />There are many more examples, and I could go on about it all day long. But since overall I found the film well worth watching, I&#039;ll stop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 339479, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Vanishing[/SIZE][/B] (2019) [I][SIZE=5]a.k.a. "Keepers"[/SIZE][/I] [IMG width="778px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmfeeder.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F03%2FMV5BMjMyODUzNDM1OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDQwODE1NzM%40._V1_SY1000_CR0013331000_AL_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] Last week I visited (among other places) the beautiful Mull Of Galloway where a noticeboard at the lighthouse at Scotland's Southernmost tip had details of a film shot there and in some other nearby locations I'd visited (including Port Logan harbour), said to be based on the real life disappearance of three Scottish lighthouse keepers in 1900.[/CENTER] Like 90% of "based on true events", this film's claim can be taken with a pinch of salt. The disappearance was real enough, but the film's story is pure fiction, with only the most tenuous of connections. With that accepted, it becomes more enjoyable. It's a well-made psychological thriller. Slow burning, leisurely paced which allowed for much character. I could easily see this becoming a stage play with minimal sets and cast. It's filled with a dark, brooding atmosphere and feels very noir-ish. And in particular, Nordic noir (the director, cinematographer and at least one of the featured actors are Danish), and the occasional bursts of brutal horror feel wholly appropriate. It looks gorgeous as well. The performances by the lead actors are, by and large, very impressive. However... Letting the film down for me was a lack of attention to detail in terms of language and delivery style. There were far too many contemporary speech patterns (in particular that US teen drama thing of using the name of the character being addressed at the end of a sentence, but leaving a noticeable beat before saying it so that it sounds like an afterthought). But more concerning was the modern slang that found its way in. The biggest offender, "OK", was used numerous times (this is Scotland in 1900, people), and the Millennial actor even did that thing of unconsciously (and unnecessarily) beginning a "mid-paragraph" sentence with it. They ended sentences with "right?" After a falling out, one character asked another "Are we good?" And in response to her husband saying "I love you", a woman with vocal fry responded "Me too". :a2:There are many more examples, and I could go on about it all day long. But since overall I found the film well worth watching, I'll stop. [/QUOTE]

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