#MIFF Day 5: The Day Will Come and Spine Tingler!

The Day Will Come (2009), France/Germany, was described in the MIFF guide as psychological thriller drama which really misrepresented what is in fact to a kitchen table drama.  The central plot revolves around Alice tracking down her mother who abandoned her thirty years ago after she murdered a man during a bugled armed robber.  Her mother escaped Germany and started a new life were she now has two teenage children, husband and a struggling winery.  The film is predictable and we catch on better quickly what is going on.  As Alice confronts her mother and reveals the truth to her family of her mother's dark past. The cast delivers strong performances which holds together a fairly lacklustre film.

Spine Tingler!:The William Castle Story (2008), USA, is very enjoyable and informative documentary on the B Grade Horror Maestro William Castle who gave us such gimmicks as emergo, percepto and insurance policy taken out to cover the untimely death of audience members due to fright.  Spine Tingler is a testimonial to Castle featuring interviews the likes of John Waters, Leonard Maltin, John Landis and family members.  Not a bad word is uttered about Castle who is portrayed as genuine character who was passionate about entertaining cinema goers around the world.