But this time things aren't happening the way she expected. The Siren (Movie Review) January 28, 2020. Mysterious Mermaids Siren ist eine US-Serie über das Auftauchen einer Meerjungfrau in einer verschlafenen Küstenstadt. Meanwhile, a man possessed by vengeance circles the pair, getting ever closer to tracking down the monster that murdered his husband. The forest and the lake are an idyllic setting that immediately creates a sense of calm and retreat; anyone would gladly spend time along the shores of the water and find peace. Bodies of water are mysterious things: they hold secrets in their depths that just might be devastating if they ever come to the surface. The sheer quantity of time the actors had to spend in the water must have taken its toll and probably accounts for the variable quality of some of the performances. Rated TV14 • 79 minutes . It's an ambitious project for a relatively inexperienced director to have taken on, with scenes shot at night and underwater. With a haunting choral score by the Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, The Siren trades heavily on the beauty of its setting and the willingness of its audience to suspend disbelief when lulled by a very traditional approach to storytelling. The Siren uses this same idea, but somehow allows the viewer to feel empathy and compassion for Nina. It may well charm fans of films like Ondine; if you're more the Killer Mermaids type, this isn't for you. Fear is instilled, though, by the idea that something sinister just may be lurking somewhere in the calm waters. "I'm still a girl," stresses the otherwordly protagonist of this tale (Margaret Ying Drake), explaining that her desires are not limited to drowning. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. © Copyright Cryptic Rock 2020 – All Rights Reserved – User Login Website Design by Anthony Idi. Both are solid and a perfect match to bring this emotional story to life. Then there's Tom's muteness, which shifts the balance of the film as Dumouchel has to use all his skills to enable us to connect with his character and get to know him in the short time we have. Overall, The Siren is a beautiful film that blurs the lines between lore and humanity, as humans are complex and often their actions are not fully explainable. Bodies of water are mysterious things: they hold secrets in their depths that just might be devastating if they ever come to the surface. Despite all this, Al (MacLeod Andrews) is not convinced that his husband drowned. While she is obviously an instrument of death, the film allows the character to be far more complex than that. The Siren was originally titled The Rusalka and is built on the Eastern European myth of betrayed or heartbroken girls who linger as spirits in lonely places, by lakes or streams, and lure lonely travellers to their deaths. Whatever it is, as he watches her sporting in the water, intrigued, she finds herself equally beguiled by him. Help us in support to keep the magazine going strong for years to come with a small donation. Unlike man-made swimming pools, lakes are filled with living beings that might not always want to share their world with outsiders. Season 2 of Freeform's mermaid mystery-thriller series, Siren was renewed on May 15, 2018.1 It premiered on January 24, 2019, on Thursday night, 8 pm.2 After a two-month hiatus, the last eight episodes aired on June 13, 2019 and the second season finale concluded on August 1, 2019. The man she has set her sights on - a young holidaymaker called Tom (played by Evan Dumouchel), whom Al has befriended - has something about him that's different. Drawn to her immediately, Tom knows he has found his soulmate in the seemingly human Nina, who must battle to repress her demonic instincts when she feels the same towards him. On May 14, 2019, Siren was renewed for a third season. SHARES. Perry Blackshear's second film as a director is essentially a love story with two major obstacles at its heart: firstly, Al's determination to find and kill the rusalka; and secondly, the fact that if he doesn't then regardless of how loving she feels, sooner or later she will probably kill Tom. It masterfully explores this as well as the idea that monsters, too, may not be as easily explained. Perhaps it's that he's mute, giving him an outsider status she can relate to. As they are not meant to be understood or empathized with, they are merely instruments of evil that bring men to their untimely deaths. Despite over a century of concerted safety education campaigns, drowning remains a leading cause of death among young men. The acting from all three of the cast is genuine and resonates on screen. Arriving at the lake, he immediately befriends Al, but also meets a beautiful woman named Nina (Margaret Ying Drake: They Look Like People 2015, Butterbean’s Cafe 2018). Der Leuchtturm (Originaltitel The Lighthouse) ist ein Horrorfilm von Robert Eggers, der am 19.Mai 2019 im Rahmen der Internationalen Filmfestspiele von Cannes in der Reihe Quinzaine des Réalisateurs seine Premiere feierte und am 28. Starring: Evan Dumouchel, Maragret Ying Drake, MacLeod Andrews.