This movie definitely has that artsty, slow paced, mellow feel to it, which i absolutely loved, you can clearly see the distinction between Hollywood and foreign films here, it was not overly dramatic as opposed to Hollywood films of this sort and had a good steady pace, which sadly got ruined a bit towards the end. The plot twist was really blatant, they had an excellent premise and in my opinion they should have just went with the original idea of this not being the real mother, instead they pulled the good old - dead sibling cliche and revealed it only at the end, but any experienced psychological horror fan had already gathered that ages before the reveal. All in all, the movie is not that bad, it is different, has great atmosphere and scenery, despite all taking place at one location. Do not go into this movie looking for horror, gore or fast paced action, this is a different kind of thriller, and not that bad of a watch, if you are tired from classic Hollywood horror and action scenes!

This is a movie for grown up horror fans. This Czech film is violent and dark and features great performances and fantastic direction. You must watch this if you are remotely interested in the genre but beware- It is not for the faint hearted. But if you have the courage than give it a shot- you'll be surprised. (Great horror for the grown-up horror fan)

Whoa! Powerful, dramatic, engrossing film. I haven't been this surprised since "The Other" with twins Holland and Niles. I was not expecting the ending. Caught me completely by surprise.The acting is excellent by everyone, especially the twins. I was so involved I never even thought how it might all end. Wonderful seeing a film with no CGI, no chase scenes, no explosions, no mindless action. If that's your thing you won't like this. This is going to haunt me for a long time.

I usually avoid watching non-English movies with subs because I hate paying attention to text more than the scene and acting (and god forbid you miss reading the dialogue while you decided to focus on the action). This movie is in German so had to live with the subs, it was OK since nothing really "crazy" is happening in majority of the scenes. So if you're like me, go for it. It isn't like Amelie (which was mostly visuals).Anyway, most of the scenes in this movie try to show something sinister with long drawn out actions and suspenseful music, along with some sound effects here and there. It kinda works, it definitely adds to the tension and makes you imagine the worst things about the mom. In-fact, the movie outright lies to the viewer and shows fake scenes trying to make things look sinister which, to be honest, was not needed.Too bad the movie actually fails to deliver with the ending. I despise movies which throw in jump "scares", and this movie avoids them majority of the time. Psychological horror in this movie works until it all goes downhill in second half where the whole movie becomes way too predictable, including the twist they're aiming for. In-fact, having watched such movies before, even saw the ending coming a miles away.That said, it's one of the VERY few unique psychological horror movies out there and you should watch it just for that reason alone. But prepare for long hauls of nothing happening on-screen and payoff being dull. Watch it for atmosphere, which is well done.