Wow. Just. Wow.
I went into this movie after absolutely loving Talk To Me.
I was expecting another straight up horror movie.
This was so much more.
Bring Her Back is a tremendously powerful and brutal tale about grief and trauma. About what can happen to us if we let trauma twist our insides to the point of completely losing who we are and what we thought we believed in.
Is it scary? Absolutely.
Does it deserve to live in the “horror” genre? Absolutely.
Does it feature some truly horrific visuals? Absolutely.
But this film floored me. It has a heart, deeply broken heart that cannot ever be repaired.
As a parent to a young girl, this story ripped me in half.
This film is a tour of the depths of parental misery and loss.
It made me feel crazy inside that by the end, I found myself actually feeling some kind of empathy for the antagonist.
And i suspect that was the point.
I dont know what the writers/directors were trying to do, but what they ended up doing was creating a blistering and jaw dropping nightmare about unprocessed trauma and grief.
Its going to be a long time before i watch this film again. I need to sit with it for a while and let myself finish feeling what its done to me.
The only other film that had ever had this strong an effect on me was Requiem For A Dream.
If you are considering seeing this film, i encourage you to give it your full and complete attention. I watched it with a pair of really good headphones, in a completely dark room and i highly recommend that as the viewing experience.
I cannot remember the last time a film managed to make me feel this combination of both horrifying grief but also gratitude.
I went and crawled into my daughters bed after seeing this and just held her, listening to the sound of her breathing.
I had no idea this film was going to make me feel so grateful, alongside feeling absolutely horrified for the kids in this film.
Thats all i have for now.
This film was truly special.
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