The Returned opens in a small mountain community which is rocked to its core when several local people who are presumed dead suddenly re-appear at their homes. Despite having passed away some years earlier, these ghostly characters appear in human form, they have not aged, and they are completely unaware of their own fatality. Determined to reclaim their lives and start over, they slowly come to realize that they are not the only ones to have been brought back from the dead. Their return augers torment for their community when a gruesome murder attempt bears a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past. This is a homecoming like no other.
The story is told in an emotional way, but the emotions are expressed in a more restrained manner. It's a bit mysterious, and the atmosphere is kind of sad. There aren't many close-ups, and the visuals are processed with a lower saturation, giving the movie a cool-toned palette. I felt good watching a somewhat realistic show with a little fantasy element.
The music and those cool-toned visuals really create a gloomy atmosphere. The scenes set on the French-Swiss border are just incredible. The script covers many complex concepts, but the plot moves slowly, and the timeline is confusing. There's just so much going on that it leaves me feeling perplexed. And I realized that the whole story is kind of confusing, with a lot left mysterious and unexplained. Come on, I just want to have fun and kill some time. I'm not here to be a detective.Read more...
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