Fresh
The filmmakers' enthusiasm for their characters and the vanished period setting is palpable, asserting a certain fatalistic charm of its own.
Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter
The Lure
2015 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Overview
Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
Director and cast
- Agnieszka Smoczyńska Director
- Kinga Preis as Wokalistka Krysia
- Michalina Olszańska as Syrena Złota
- Marta Mazurek as Syrena Srebrna
- Jakub Gierszał as Basista Mietek
- Katarzyna Herman Cast
- Andrzej Konopka as Perkusista
- Zygmunt Malanowicz Cast
- Marcin Kowalczyk Cast
- Magdalena Cielecka Cast
- Joanna Niemirska Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Abetted by impressive lo-fi effects work, the musical numbers alone come to resemble the wildest dreams of every Eurovision show producer.
Guy Lodge, Variety
Fresh
Try as she might to pretend otherwise, Smoczynska builds her story upon the foundation of a fairy tale, and all of her fantastically bonkers ornamentations are supported by the romance that blossoms between Silver and Mietek.
David Ehrlich, indieWIRE
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