BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

smatysia It's hard to write much about this film without giving it away. It is a story of one man's nihilism, and one man's obsession. I had seen it long ago, and remembered thinking that it was quite powerful. Seeing it again, I didn't feel that way, but that's probably because I knew what was coming. Try to go into it knowing as little as possible about it.

bombersflyup Despite an interesting premise, The Vanishing fails to really accomplish anything. Its scope is too narrow and ending ridiculously stupid. People are saying this film is disturbing, but I don't see how. While the concept is dark, I wouldn't say that it is at all visually hard to watch or mentally scarring in any way. In fact it is quite light in terms of anything we see, Saskia being tricked and chloroformed is really the only thing. Not to mention that Raymond is actually extremely jovial. Raymond and Saskia were fine characters, but Rex was terrible. Why didn't he get gasoline? What was that about? Then after looking for Raymond for so long, he chooses to slap him with his arms and lets him walk away? The hell? Then instead of killing, torturing or taking him to the police, he lets him drug him.Saskia: My nightmare. I had it again last night. Rex: That you're inside a golden egg and you can't get out, and you float all alone through space forever. Saskia: Yes, the loneliness is unbearable. Saskia: No. This time there was another golden egg flying through space. And if we were to collide, it'd all be over.

Vils1 Compelling film that still resonates with me decades later. Even re-watching it whilst knowing the story does not spoil the experience.It is more compelling than enjoyable - so you need to be in the mood to be challenged. It leaves you with a reinforced impetus to enjoy the minutes that you are given, whilst looking out for loved ones. Every one fits their roles and the sum makes a greater film than the original parts.Total Film reviewed it in their 'Classics' section in the issue July 2016.The Hollywood remake is laughable - it just shows the difference between challenging original and the comforting remake.

Richard Alex Jenkins Certainly not the most spell-bindingly entertaining film I've seen this month/year, but still a remarkable piece of work nonetheless.In fact it seems rather out-of-date at times, as well as being a dreaded 'foreign language' film with subtitles, and positively meandering in places, so what's the attraction? Fabulous character development and a sinister story.If you've already seen the film then you'll remember it as a pretty straightforward plot with a couple of major questions, what happened to Saskia and will Rex find out?However, what makes this film thought provoking is the character development. Or rather, the non-development of the sub-characters. I questioned the Director's choice of cast at the end of the film - the boring, rather unattractive wife; the dull, rather obedient future girlfriend; the unstated nature of the entire film, until I realised that that's the point - an intelligently directed film which makes you ponder the previous events after its conclusion and delve deeper into the curious personalities of the equally unstable male protagonists.I suppose you could classify 'Spoorloos' as a mild thriller on first viewing, but gradually ramp that opinion up to unnerving horror over time. A rare film that I'll no doubt watch again just to re-analyse my initial understated judgement of the main characters.