Thale (2012) (DVD Review)
Directed By: Aleksander Nordaas
Starring: Silje Reinåmo, Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard
Rated: UR/Region: 1/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1
Available from Xlrator
Two crime-scene cleaners discover a mythical, tailed female creature in a concealed cellar. She never utters a word, unable to tell her story, but the pieces of the puzzle soon come together: she’s been held captive for decades for reasons soon to surface… Fun fact: THALE is based on a mythical character in Nordic folklore called the “huldra”. According to the myth, a huldra is a beautiful creature with female attributes living deep in the woods. It is said that it seduces men that works in the woods by humming a beautiful song, and they never return to their village. You can recognize a huldra by its cow tail.
Well, I suppose I should point out that if we are looking for positives, Silje Reinåmo does a good job of bringing this character to life without having any dialogue to work with. It is all the mannerisms and the eyes that does the trick for the character of Thale. That and the fact she is naked for a good part of the film. Other than her and that fact the rest of this film sadly isn’t one to write home about. Our mythical creature spends most the time with a man who is puking and drooling a lot and another that is hiding medical stuff from the other. That might be the reach of our excitement.
The film does look good, but there is little in the way of action, drama, or terror. A character like Thale might have been best used as a Species type creature and not like how she is. Sure, she a sexual creature based off her hotness and the fact she’s naked, but I do think if she was actually a threat and not just what she is it would have helped things out a whole lot. Being part of the “Screamfest” line I’d expect more horror than what we end up with in Thale. I’m sure it will have its supporters, but I’m not sure this was in my ballpark.
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