Juleblod (2017)

Juleblod: Directed by Reinert Kiil. With Jørgen Langhelle, Marte Sæteren, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, Haddy Jallow. A murderer is caught after terrorizing and killing people on Christmas night over the past 13 years in Norway.

“I found u0026quot;Christmas Bloodu0026quot; to be both entertaining and a bit frustrating. The intro into this holiday nightmare was exciting and almost set a cool tone. Kiil definitely loves the horror subgenre. There are elements of Milleru0026#39;s u0026quot;Silent Nightu0026quot; and the original u0026quot;Black Christmasu0026quot;. Unfortunately there was a choice made to layer the story with subplots that just weigh the film down.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe characters were typical horror tropes. Sometimes entertaining on screen, at other times their presence felt clumsy. With two story lines happening I didnu0026#39;t feel the characters, on whole, had enough time to fully develop. I did get into them enough to be excited for what their fate would be. Fleshy blood bags.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cinematography and atmosphere was nice. u0026quot;Christmas Bloodu0026quot; visually played out like a series of motion horror postcards and 80u0026#39;s fab slasher fodder. That I liked. As I said earlier there are ememnts of Steven C. Miller, and thanks to the location I got a chilly vibe akin to u0026quot;30 Days Of Nightu0026quot;. Overall this one will disappoint some horror fans. The big thrill is in the kills which are gory and great. The music score fits nicely and, despite the harsh convergence of the two plot story, Kiil stayed true to the Christmas slasher subgenre.”