A horror-musical hybrid which plays in a world of utter-absurdity, Agnieszka Smoczynska' The Lure is a one-of-a-kind experience, a film that shows very little interest in cohesive storytelling, focusing instead on creating a visceral, fantasy-horror experience. The narrative itself can be borderline incohorent at times, with Agnieszka Smoczynka playing with form and aesthetic in lavish and interesting ways, focusing on two aquatic sirens in Silver and Golden, and their experiences on land after meeting a family of musicians who work at some type absurdest cabaret. The sisters vow not to eat any humans, but when Silver becomes romantically entangled with Mietek, a bassist at the cabaret, Golden begins to develop a bloodlust for human flesh, becoming fearful and jealous of her sister's newfound relationship, one which could indirectly shatter Golden's shared dream with her sister of eventually swimming to America. The Lure is a film which completely blurs the line between reality and fantasy, playing in a world full of fantastical elements, where these two fantastical creatures attempt to adopt a life among humanity. While Silver assimilates into the culture quite quickly, Golden struggles to find a place for herself away from the sea, with The Lure seeming to develop itself as some form a allegorical tale about immigration and integration, featuring a few heartfelt moments of geniune clarity, empahty, and thematic vision amidst the film's absurdest and playful tone. Tonally, The Lure is one of a kind, a film full of life and energy, rarely playing in the constraints of reality, featuring a rich and colorful aesthetic that is both vibrant and transfixing from start to finish. The absurdest nature of the story itself does begin to wear out its welcome due to in-cohesiveness from a narrative perspective, but the film's overall allegorical thematics keep the film intriguing from start to finish, as does the geniune empathy we begin to feel for these characters, particularly Golden, who herself lashes out violently due to her inability to have the same shared experience as her sister. Those going into The Lure expecting a traditional horror film full of suspense and tension will probably be disappointed with The Lure, as this is a film that plays much more in the world of fantasy, delivering an absurdest, fantastical tale about two young girls who are essentially trying to assimilate themselves into the culture of a place in which they know very little about.
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