The Funeral (2023)

The Funeral (2023). 1h 49m

“No pun intended – a horror movie from Turkey. Not the first one and quite a strange one. And not just because our main character seems estranged from his family – something almost unheard of, but makes sense in the context of the movie. No it is strange in the way it is told and moreover in the way it is resolved (or what is resolved).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA lot of questions, almost no answers. I reckon you can piece together the why (at least … symbol wise – sorry for the pun) … but there are a lot more questions … and some have to do with our main character as well. And he is quite pale – again no pun intended.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHeu0026#39;s a good looking Dude and I suppose he has charisma – but the role he portrays … we do not get much from him. I understand that you are supposed to put your own feelings on and into him … but that goes only so far. A lonely man – he even says that he is more afraid of the living … so we kind of get his motivation … but that doesnu0026#39;t make him or his character that much better.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat said, the colors, the soundtrack are really good. And if you donu0026#39;t mind the shaky cam, that is also very good. The pacing … thatu0026#39;s a tough one! I would argue it is way too slow … some would call it moody I assume – for better or worse.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou really have to be in the mood for it – there are a lot of symbolisms here and the director knows what he wants – not sure it will be enough to get a larger crowd to enjoy this … actually I would almost bet this is quite niche … so you decide if this is something for you! It could have done with some editing/shortening.”