Haunted Heart (2024)

Probably the most underrated movie I've seen in a long time. I don't understand how professional critics and audiences who rated fairly weak films this year like Dune: Part Two and Deadpool and Wolverine rated Haunted Heart as a flop.

While some people see the classical style of filmmaking as negative, obsolete or full of clichés, I simply applaud the narrative on which this script is based and its three-part production.

The first two parts pause and slowly develop the characters, their souls and their relationships, laying the groundwork for the mystery of the hero's past; and the third part, subverting the previous one, turned out to be a horror film with hints of film noir.

Matt Dillon and Aida Folch are the perfect match for the two main characters: she is outgoing, friendly and charming, and he is both attractive to everyone and mysterious, reserved and discreet when opening his feelings.

Thus, their personalities are almost opposite but they start to attract each other, gradually creating a chemistry between them, in which good acting and direction definitely play an important role.

The cinematography and the soundtrack perfectly match the style of the film, allowing to admire even the carefully composed score, which combines Preisner's Polish composition with other Greek and jazz musical motifs, as well as the beautiful blue-green landscape of the shooting location by the sea. on the shores of the Greek island of Paleo Trikeri.

In every frame of the camera, everything is dotted with a multitude of aesthetic details, where even the dishes themselves, their preparation and service are an art.

The elements accompany us in the vivid transitions of bright colors and bright atmospheres that gradually become darker and heavier as the plot and the emotions of the characters unfold, leading to the final scene and the beautiful but powerful final shot that lasts the entire film.

The end credits roll as we hear a popular song by Sharon Robinson and Leonard Cohen, deliberately chosen for its connection to the ending.