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Old 02-25-2014, 08:57 PM
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We Are What We Are

I haven't watched the original so can't compare the two but I thought this was solid. I did expect it to be a bit more twisted and kind of expected a few more WTF moments but in the end I appreciated it's subtlety. A nicely shot and slow burning decent into the American gothic.
The original or the Mexican movie of the same title offers quite a different story. The only common thing is here is the theme of a cannibal family at the center. And I appreciate this approach...instead of showing the same thing in a different set up or timeline, here they just took the idea & gave it a different & subtle treatment in almost every area i.e. the characters, location & the crisis that the family is going through. I liked the Mexican version more though, as it was more engaging from the beginning and the story delivers some social commentary with a better ending. I like to recommend you to see that too, EC.
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