Maja, a Danish actress past her prime, falls in love with Leah, a young Jewish academic from London. Leah suffers a mysterious seizure, and Maja returns with her to London. There, she meets Leah’s mother, an overbearing woman who could hold dark secrets.
Natten Har Oejne, Natten har ögon, 附身, У ночи есть глаза, Noc má oči, 어태치먼트
USA Tribeca Festival 
UK BFI London Film Festival 
Netherlands16 
Denmark15 UK USA Denmark Netherlands UK USA 
idk about you guys but if i brought a date back home and they wouldn't stop mentioning their mother, i'd have to put that to an end real quick
They all just wanna be a good daughter, mother, and girlfriend but the dybbuk said ✨no✨
A smart little lockdown horror from debut director Gabriel Bier Gislason, which draws on Jewish mythology in the form of the dybbuk to put a novel spin on the possession format. Refreshing in its setting - alternating between Denmark and London (though only exterior shots were used here, clever set design and editing creating the illusion of the interior of Leah's family home in Stamford Hill) - and also the fact that there is a queer couple at the centre of it where that in itself isn't the focus of the film's messaging. Given a lot of free reign by Gislason, Ellie Kendrick and Josephine Park excel in their roles, having good chemistry and selling the naturalism of their relationship.…
this is a movie about the dangers of u-hauling... you NEVER know ladies!!!!!!!!
Even after watching this I still want a Jewish girlfriend
A promising slowburn first act with a heartwarming romance story, good acting and great chemistry between the leads.
Followed by an intriguing second act introducing the ever so creepy mother and some great interactions between our three main characters, that's where the movie was at it's best. It had some genuinely scary sequences, great tension and I was fully invested in knowing more about the Jewish folklore.
Then it got overlong.
Ending with some generic cliché run-of-the-mill horror elements and a no-risk-taken predictable climax.
I actually thought Attachment was pretty good and a surprisingly fresh take on exorcism and possession tropes. The film stands out by weaving Jewish folklore into the story, which gives it a unique cultural and thematic angle that’s not often explored in horror. I thought the two lead actresses had strong chemistry, which really helped ground the emotional core of the film. Their relationship felt believable and gave the horror elements more weight.
Once the plot kicked into gear, things moved a bit too fast, and I wish some of the exposition—especially about the supernatural elements and backstory—had been introduced earlier and more gradually. It sometimes felt like the film was rushing to connect the dots after spending time setting…
Folk horror vibes, rituals, supernatural shenanigans, tension, slowburn storytelling, an overbearing mother's love, rocky romance, etc.
A solid buildup to a weak climax killed the film for me.
You don't get many romances of substance in horror films, so in that way, ATTACHMENT works better as a romance than a horror. The horror elements teeter between respectably patient and annoyingly pseudo-"elevated". I do like the tension doesn't have any release valves and doesn't proceed in a way that feels typical. It kinda sneaks up on you.
I'll give a slight recommend for that and the random uncle who feels like he's in a Woody Allen movie. What was up with him lol
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
hate when that happens!
when you move in with your girl,
and she’s a dybbuk
Score : 4.3/10 ✅
Meh.
Promising first act, followed by a less interesting second act with a final act that behaves more like borrowed ideas without any sense of great execution. It’s less than okay and hardly worth a recommendation.
It’s moderately scary, doesn’t accomplish anything substantial, and carries out mostly dull moments which makes this 1 hour and 45 minutes film feel like a chore. Even if the two main actresses are competent enough and the concept is -kind of interesting-, it’s pretty hard to get into the story and care about it.
Attachment is doomed to be forgotten and is another Shudder exclusive that didn’t live up to the hype.
This film explores three forms of connection (or attachment). There’s the romantic connection between Maja and Leah. Love that forms quickly, and becomes something you cannot live without. There’s the familial connection between Leah and Chana. A complicated relationship that others may not understand, but is something you can’t imagine being without. And there’s the connection between Leah, Chana, and their faith. Rules and traditions that serve as a backbone for their lives, but may put them at odds with others. All three connections have the potential to be at odds with each other, which reflects very real conflicts in many peoples lives. You cannot please everyone at the same time, and there can be challenges with dating someone who…
