The movie focuses on a small family - mom, dad and their young son Alex. One day, dad comes home from a lab he works in and brings something with him. The next day a pretty strange thing occurs - their son becomes invisible.
I recently got a screener for this short psychological thriller. I was very surprised that the package came from Hungary, as I am not at all familiar with their movies. This was superb, as I am very interested in seeing new euro horrors - although this one was very loosely connected with our favorite genre. With just about 30 minutes in length, the movie originally titled "Most látszom, most nem látszom" acts as one of those lighter episodes of the "Twilight Zone".
 
The problem I had with this movie is that very very early into the movie, my horror viewing experience made me realise in which direction the movie is going. Because of this, I was nervously watching and just hoping that the finish will have a different twist than the one I was expecting. Unfortunately, that was it and I ended up being unpleasantly surprised. I won't make actual connections to the movies that played with this topic, as I am really not into spoiling your viewing experience. Putting this on side, this was overall a very good flick.
Everything else about it is absolutely positive. The directing was great and often we witness some stunning and beautiful shots. The music was also perfect for the tone of the movie and overall from the technical perspective "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" looked rather flawless. As this is a short movie and its theme is a bit special, I will have to close the review with my final comments.
As you can see, I was very disappointed with the main point the movie finishes with. I absolutely wanted it to end a bit differently, as it was almost perfect from every other perspective. Writer/director Attila Szász surely has potential and I would definitively want to see him directing a full length genre movie.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Most látszom, most nem látszom
MOVIE YEAR: 2005
DIRECTOR: Attila Szász
WRITING CREDITS: Attila Szász
GENRE: Drama, Horror, Short, Thriller
CAST: Vitéz Ábrahám, Ernő Fekete, Dóra Létay
COUNTRY: Hungary
RUNTIME: 30 min
RATING: 7/10
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Now You See Me, Now You Don' Trailer Click here
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