Minore (Frightfest 2023) review

I think Minore was probably my first Greek horror movie.

You would think given the history and mythologies of the Greek its culture would be ripe for horrific tales, but this feels like one of the most recent efforts.

Billed as a monster movie, Minore is kind of half a monster movie and other a domestic drama. We spend a large chunk of its 110 minute runtime getting to know our characters as the mechanisms of what will become the overarching threat loom in the background.

Having said this, when they do manifest the people of this Grecian island couldn’t be more chilled about it and given its a giant tentacled creature with one-eyed minions, you’d think it would raise a state of alarm.

It’s only the older folk of the island who sensing the pending danger, with a special mention for the old lady who becomes Sarah Connor when it really hits the fan.

Minore feels like it exists in a dream-like state, offers zero suspense for a scenario that could be genuinely quite scary if done right.

The CGI is also quite bad when the monsters do attack which can take the viewer out of it. Minore does offer some great practical and gory deaths but it feels at odds with its languid pacing and suspenseless plot.

A missed opportunity.

Minore screens as part of Frightfest 2023.