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Five field-biologists are sent to northern Sweden
to investigate a large, unexplained forest fire.
They soon realize that this isn't some ordinary
forest fire and that it's going to take much more
than just their equipment to figure out what
started it. However, this question becomes less
and less important with time as the young field
biologists soon find themselves facing bigger
problems... with each other.
When Blair Witch became a success back in 1999,
it was inevitable to stop cheap rip-offs to get
made. Det Okända is Sweden's take on the infamous
Blair Witch concept. While this had a much higher
budget than Blair Witch, it was still filmed to
look like raw footage with shaky cameras and
dull angles to make it feel more realistic. To a
certain extent, I guess it works because the
movie does have its genuinely creepy moments, but
for most of the time, it's just annoying.
Det Okända revolves around a couple of young field
biologists who stumble onto some weird burnt animal
in the middle of nowhere while examining a forest
fire. This burnt animal later appears to be a new
species of some sort and before we know it, it's
not just a Blair Witch knock-off, it's also a
Body Snatchers knock-off. However, I do like the
concept and it is executed pretty well. The actors
are strong and give us very credible performances
and the pacing is quite tight and leaves the viewer
wanting to see more (something which Blair Witch
failed at with me).
Sweden hasn't got a great record as far as horror
movies are concerned. Most of them really are
awful actually. Det Okända is however one of the
better ones and keeps you entertained. The story
is interesting and develops pretty nicely throughout
the movie. This is definitely a movie that I will
recommend to fans of The Body Snatchers and that
new TV-show, Invasion. It might not be very original,
but for being a Swedish horror flick, I have to say
that it doesn't get much more original than this.
No gore.
The wind blowing through the trees is effective
enough. We do get some Bjork in the beginning though.
One of the better Swedish horror movies out there.
You can easily tell that this wasn't exactly a low
budget feature but it does have a slightly realistic
feeling towards it anyway. If you like The Body
Snatchers and want to check out a Swedish horror
flick, maybe this is the way to go.
Review By: AnthroFred
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