Lots of potential but no PUNCH. It does not follow through. The actors seem to be sleep walking through their roles. Probably fault of the director. Completely unsatisfying ending. Filled with clichés and scenes that done better in other movies. I kept thinking the movie was finally going to make the viewer jump but did not. Ultimately not worth the time or effort.

I saw this at a festival about a year ago, and was happy to finally find it online. I really enjoyed it when I first saw it, and it really stuck with me for a few days after. I kept trying to tell people about it after, but could never find it available anywhere. Now I'm glad it's finally been released, although I think the title may be different. It is very atmospheric, and haunting. The day after I saw it, I was trying to look up information about it, but aside from a couple articles, it was hard to find info about when it would be released. Now that it's out, I watched it again, and liked it just as much the second time. It was nice to see a horror/Gothic horror movie set in the 1980s Eastern Europe. I also loved Eleanor Tomlinson, and thought she was great in this role. Overall, I'd highly recommend this movie to film fans.

I just saw this movie on Hulu Plus. I hadn't heard of it. But I love Stephen Rea, so I decided to see what it was all about. Needless to say, I was not disappointed! This is not your typical supernatural horror movie. It's a slow burn. But there's so much beauty in every image. And there are a lot of visual references and historical layers. I very taken by Eleanor Tomlinson's performance as Lara. And after watching I did some research and realized it is an adaptation of a novella called Carmilla. Now I know what I'll be doing this weekend! I wish more movies were made like this today, atmospheric, beautiful, and full of interesting details!

One of the most beautiful cinematic experiences I have had in ages, "Styria" is a film like no other. It is at once a creepy little Gothic romance and a psychological drama - a rich and complex film that flirts with death, guilt and suicide, but does so in such a seductive way that it makes it utterly irresistible. The performances firmly ground the film in an emotional reality, whilst making the ancient metaphors, dreams and nightmares flesh. But like all great films it remains a mystery and far more than the sum of its parts. Like the castle in which the story plays out, "Styria" begs us to return back to it and go deeper, beyond the layers of history and narrative, into something very primal and very beautiful.