Movie Review: Veneciafrenia (2022) October Horror Fest 2022 (9/31)

 Of all the movies I've watch this month so far, this was the best. Another spanish movie that deals with a group of friends that go to Venice to have a farewell party of one of them that is going to be married.

They are all different friends which enhanced my enjoyment and there were several plotlines going on. First of all and center is what is happening in Venice. As you know Venice is a city on top of islands and connected by bridges and boats. There are four hundred islands, some of them with their own history.  Veneti (I know they aren't called that - those were the ancient inhabitants of Venice) hate the visitors , after all they are destroying Venice with their polution, grafitti etc... do you know that  Venice receives more than 20 million people per year? That's insane. Italy has around 60 million people so you can see the impact that has...

Well, besides this story you've got a madman roaming around Venezia killing foreigners. Interesting (and also believable) he makes like he is making a play - since he is dressed as a Harlequin) and people laugh and record it. With thousands every day it's believable that if a couple disappear who would notice it?

Well on top of this story, there is another we get glimpses and more heavily on the end that there are group of terrorists kidnapping people and trying to increase fear so visitors stop coming...

One of the best aspects of the movie is the flow, I really enjoy it, sometimes it's fast paced, sometimes it gives us time to learn more about the main characters, villains and city. Another is the images that we get from Venice. Venice is beautiful but can also be frightful with their small corridors and water everywhere. They really get the atmosphere of Venice and the Harlequins and Plague Doctors.. I really enjoy the story and that ending is very good... IF you didn't understand the ending I am going to tell you... so spoilers ahead...

The two terrorists (husband and wife) were kidnapping people and knew the police was on top of them so they publish the video in their name, hinting there are more and instead of getting arrested they killed for the cause. To be honest,  I hope for something different. I hope, or wanted  they gave the plague to the people they kidnap and letting them go to their country and let the bubonic plague roam free. That would be nicer but alas..