BOGEMSKY
Several times I was about to see this movie but, for one reason or another, I always dodged it. Too bad I didn't do it one more time. Everything that this film shows has already been seen countless times by horror movie fans. Veronica (who lasts 105 minutes that seemed like ages) adheres nothing new to the genre. I read that some reviewers said this film is much better than what Hollywood usually does, for me, it's more of the same.
cecile_gli
The atmosphere is tense and heavy all the way for quite nothing and the end does not reveal much either ...
Paul Magne Haakonsen
I had thought this movie to be a rather fantastic movie, because of all the great things I read and heard about it. Especially when people said that this was such a scary horror movie, that it was a disturbing movie.So it was with a lot of expectations that I sat down to watch "Veronica". And now that I have seen it, I must admit that this was a really mundane horror movie, and nowhere near the hyped up reviews that it had received.The "Veronica" movie offered nothing new to the horror genre, and it was so predictable even a blind man could keep up with it.The story was generic and not offering any intellectual challenges to the audience.The only strong points the movie had working for it, was the acting and the special effects.Stay well clear off this movie unless you have absolutely no other horror movies at hand.
WesselKoster
Veronica was directed by Paco Plaza and stars Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer, Iván Chavero and Ana Torrent.I want to start off with saying that I am a huge fan of horror. I have a deep love for the genre, but unfortunately it's rare to see a really great horror film. That's why I am even sadder to report that I didn't enjoy this movie much at all, especially after hearing all the buzz about it.So let's start with the pros first. Sandra Escacena is absolutely fabulous as Veronica and delivers a very grounded and nuanced performance as does Ana Torrent. There is also a nun character played by Consuelo Trujillo who I also thought was very good. The movie is very good looking but unfortunately the story doesn't deliver, which leads me into my negatives.The structure of the story sucks any suspense that could be created out of the film. The opening of the film literally spells out how the film is going to end. Some of the other kids performances are very off and on for me as well. In one scene they are able to deliver the right amount of dread and fear while in some other scenes they can be very stale.Now I am a score guy, I really love film scores so much so that I listen to nothing else. And while the music here is pretty good, the film chooses to place very bombastic music under scenes that would otherwise be very suspenseful thus sucking any suspense that was there out of it.But my biggest flaw with this film is that towards the end the character of Veronica makes such a stupid decision that I immediately lost any sympathy that I had for her because she places the people she swore to protect in danger.So to sum it up: It's a pretty movie, it's an overall well-acted film. But it's the story that really turned me off. The film is available on Netflix it you want to give it a shot but I would not recommend it.