Review of Cronos (1993) by Diego A — 01 Dec 2011
Cronos is a very odd film. It was really creepy, and the setting of Mexico made it even creepier. I thought it was going to be a bit more elegant, but I don't care; I liked it anyway.
Epilogue: An aging alchemist decides to build a device to stop him from aging. He succeeds greatly...but with a cost. The device, called The Cronos device, has a bug inside, and makes the user blood thirsty. Then the person turns into a vampire; not one who sparkles in sunlight. One that burns in it. The only way to kill them is to stab them in the heart.
Then the alchemist dies in a building collapse, inflicted with a stab in the chest. He kept the Cronos in an angel statue, where no one would look.
Fast forward a few years. Jesus Gari owns an antique shop. Through odd events he finds the Cronos device,and what follows is tragic.
The film was pretty well written. It seems rather far fetched that an insect could do that but weird things happen all the times. The film had heart, which is lacking in most horror films, and leaves you wishing none of what happened occured. The acting was pretty decent, but the transition from English to Spanish will leave someone who doesn't know English or doesn't know Spanish flipping from subtitles or just enduring it.
Overall, Cronos felt like a classic horror movie. I didn't expect what I saw based on the cover, or back-summary.
This review of Cronos (1993) was written by Diego A on 01 Dec 2011.
Cronos has generally received positive reviews.
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