Amazing development in character, full-force, and pitch perfect build up in the study of a psychopath. "Pin" is a smart horror film, actually playing more like a drama, but always keeping the amount of creepiness at a perfect level. There are no jump scares, it's… More
Amazing development in character, full-force, and pitch perfect build up in the study of a psychopath. "Pin" is a smart horror film, actually playing more like a drama, but always keeping the amount of creepiness at a perfect level. There are no jump scares, it's goreless, and there is very little violence. Actually, if you were to remove a few nasty scenes here and there, you'd have yourself a PG-13 horror film. Pin, in a way, reminds me of movies like Session 9 and The Blair Witch Project. You know? The movies that pretty much show nothing too abrupt or excessive, but leave it all to your imagination. Pin follows in these same footsteps. It's a full bread psychological thriller, one that's at it's very best.
Plot -
"A doctor has a lifelike, anatomically-correct medical dummy, with muscles and organs visible through its clear skin, named Pin (after Pinocchio). Via ventriloquism, Pin explains bodily functions in a way kids can relate to. When the over-strict doctor and his wife are killed in a car crash, his son (Leon) transfers his alter-ego into Pin, whom he always believed was alive. He starts using Pin as an excuse to over-protect his sister (Ursula) from admirers and deflect unwanted intrusions, even to the extent of committing murder."
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It's kept at a slow place, which only works to its advantage, keeping the chills rolling through atmosphere and creepy build ups, followed by an eerie background. Being that it's such a hidden gem, one might think it's cheap, or just another amateur fright flick. Think again. Pin is genius! The cinematography is brilliant, giving us such a dreaded and cold, but yet colorful, atmosphere. The acting never shies away from being so damn chilling, and it always sucks you in. Great performances by all three leads. First with our character Dr. Linden, who's so convincing as the creepingly weird, and dominated father. His daughter, Ursula, who portrays brilliantly such a saddened, and always, lost little girl who's cries for help are unheard. Then we have Leon, best performance in the movie. A psychopath (or is he?), played so well to where it chills the bone. His performance totally carries the movie.
The script couldn't be any better. Story wise, it's simple. But it's portrayed in such a great professional fashion, and followed by rich, and detailed dialogue. Pin is actually directed by the same screenwriter of the horrifying 1979 "Amityville Horror" film, and he also wrote the script for Pin. It's not as scary, in my opinion, as the original Amityville Horror, but again, Pin is a completely different movie. There's nothing supernatural going on here. This movie isn't about a demon, a ghost, or an entity. It's just a complete character study on a derangingly sick man. Nothing more. But in it's own right it never fails to creep the sh*t out of you. It's subtle, but scary.
Again, don't expect anything the least bit gory or violent. Don't expect that much action AT all. But for those looking for a chilling and well crafted horror film, done on a more artsy level, and still filled with scares...than Pin is the movie to see. I highly recommend this film!