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Jan 27, 2017 Pretty nice. Though not a very happy ending. And I like my movies SCARY, not CREEPY. I ton they have those 2 mixed up. See more May 16, 2016 This was steaming pile of dung. The ending was infuriating. The attempt to shock and scare made me laugh at the absurdity and stupidity of the main character. See more jesse o @RT12547577 Feb 19, 2016 Another film without a synopsis. Ugh. Anyway, the film sees Ana, needing some money in order to fund a trip after she graduates, finds a babysitting job that goes straight to hell. The person she's babysitting, already a grown woman, who's been raised into believing she's actually a young girl, believes her to be one of her dolls Trapped in the house with this deranged woman, Ana must find a way to survive. There you have it. The movie, at barely 69 minutes of length, is incredibly straightforward. I don't wanna say that the film is simple, cause Diamantina's way of raising Elisa does bring up some interesting questions, but there's no real in-depth exploration of the film's themes. Which, again, is understandable given that the film doesn't even cross 70 minutes in running time. But I still do think the movie makes about as good a use of its limited time as they could've. I thought the horror, while not really that extreme, was effective. The thing about this movie is that, while there's some exaggerations here, the situation presented here isn't so out of this world. Maybe not exactly what happened here, but many people have put out ads for jobs or because they're selling a particular item, only for them to be luring people to a place where they can be murdered. It has happened before, so I think that lends the film some believability as it relates to its subject matter. The film, while certainly presenting some gruesome scenarios, isn't as violent a film as one would imagine. Maybe that's just me getting so used to the gorefests that this didn't make much of an impression. Who knows? They pretty much do leave everything to the imagination. The scene where Ursula is murdered is off-screen and you can only hear thuds. The scene where Elisa cuts off her mother's arm is, again, off-screen. Same thing with the scene where Elisa hammers Ana's legs so she can't escape. Pretty much everything is left to the imagination and, you know what, I think it works in this movie. Which brings me to the ending, the blurb mentions here that it feels like a deliberate middle finger to the audience that invested in Ana's journey of survival. I guess that's a valid point, but not every movie needs to have a happy ending. I thought the ending was actually really well-done and, honestly, a little funny. Not like it was meant to be purposely funny, but the fact of how it came about. It made me laugh. The Spaniards don't give a fuck about happy endings. The acting is solid as well. This is about as straightforward as horror gets and it's an enjoyable movie at that. Not perfect, but it's worth watching if you're a horror geek. See more Jan 31, 2016 Filme médio pra ruim... as atuações não são boas, a história não faz questão de colocar um suspense sobre a situação, parece que tudo acontece muito rápido. See more Nov 26, 2015 "Para Elisa" is a Spanish horror movie that is worth a peek. It has above average acting and I thought it was put together perfectly. There is also no happy ending here folks. See more Aug 21, 2014 what a loss potential!!! See more Read all reviews

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