The image of fishermen has been exploited by filmmakers all over the world in different angles. This year, Russian cinema decided to tell the horror story about mermaid.

Category: Horror
Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
Main cast: Efim Petrunin, Viktoriya Agalakova, Nikita Elenev, Sesil Plezhe
Rating: 6/10

Mankind: The god of death begins with the very peaceful life of Rome (Efim Petrunin) and Marina (Viktoriya Agalakova). Both are very young, have eye-catching looks, and are about to marry.

Suddenly one day, Rome received the key to the old house on the lake of his father's family. This is where his mother's tragedy occurred so Roma and her sister just wanted to sell it as soon as possible.

Before selling the house and holding a wedding, Roma and her best friend Ilya (Nikita Elenev) go there to open a banquet. Many beautiful girls are present at the party, but no one can tempt Roma. However, the desire in the boy suddenly arise when a mysterious girl by the lake appears.

After a fateful encounter, Roma is constantly haunted by a mysterious girl who is so mad and sick. The people around him face the other girl, but with the look rather frightening, not as charming as Roma described. All realize that the boy is cursed, and Marina and her husband Olga (Sesil Plezhe) resolve to resolve it.

The image of the fish is frightening, metamorphosis

So far, director Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy is no longer a strange name for fans of horror movies in Vietnam.

His most recent films, The Curse of the Baby (2015) and The Daughters (2017), have been shown in our country. Both works from Podgaevskiy possess many jumping-scare jarring qualities with high tempo.

With America's mermaid: the death god, the new 35-year-old filmmaker continues to exploit that strength. Choose a fishman, the film contains many angles, the sound of the water environment as the sound of water drops, footsteps wet ...

All of the time, the viewer is in danger of being threatened. However, even with careful psychological preparation, the audience still has a lot of heart throb because the fish always appear suddenly.

She is also the main highlight of the work when constantly changing the shape. At times, the mermaid is as pale as a corpse of a river; At times it was a fish eating meat with huge mouth, but sometimes the character turned into a beautiful girl.

It is the maneuver that constantly changes shape that keeps the charm and surprise throughout the work.

Weaknesses in terms of content

However, like Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy's previous films, American sirens: The Death Hole is somewhat weak. The horror phases appear too much, and as a result the main storyline is fragmented, crumbling and lacking in linkage.

The film does not spend enough time talking about the tragic past of the fish, but only for a moment very quickly. The change in character psychology also occurs very suddenly, many times causing the viewer to lose. The film is too simple to handle, and many details are left open can not satisfy the audience difficult.

The actors in the movie are not so dominant and lack interaction in many scenes. The only plus is from young actress Viktoriya Agalakova as Marina. She possesses a charming body, an innocent face, and a variety of expressions.

In fact, Agalakova had shone in Podgaevskiy's bride, so she continued to be chosen for the new project. By virtue of herself, the actress expressed convincing love deep that Marina for the fiance, regardless of the guy made a mistake.

In general, the American siren: Death Lake is a middle-class horror. The film also has many limitations, but the scare phase in the film is quite quality and can cause many audiences to shudder.

Films are being screened at theaters in Vietnam.