Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

The idea of making horror movie in broad daylight is great! And when you add that all this is happening in Finland (where I'd love to visit) the movie really makes difference. I've heard a lot nice things about Lapland and the white nights during summer time.The places in the film are really authentic and scary. The production design is just amazing. And it was nice to see new and talented actors. I liked that the main character is female. Holly Georgia does great as Hannah.I recommend this film for all horror fans. And also those who are interested in Finland!

The movie was released on Video On Demand this week Friday the 6th of March, 2015. I found this film when a friend sent me a link to the trailer and from there I went to the films official website. From there I rented the film and decided to watch it since I was snowed in at my mom's house and bored out of my mind. The film is set in the Finnish Arctic Cirle and although it has a very generic set up of a group of friends taking a trip into the wilderness of the Nordic regions of the country, I have to say the set up did not annoy me. The shots where very beautifully done and having a set of new and fresh actors made it interesting to watch. I am more of gore fan and usually get annoyed about psychological horror flicks, but I have to say the director did a pretty good job in keeping the intensity and horror, as the entire film is shot during daylight. The director's idea was to make a horror film during the Nordic Midsummer when the sun does not set for a period of almost 2 weeks in the summer. This I found to be a very cool set up. I hope to see more films being approached in this kind of manner; meaning coming up with new ways to set up the horror in horror. I liked it and I wish it could have been a bit longer. There a few things that I was hoping to see more of but other than that Rage - Midsummer's Eve is a definite film to watch. It has a fresh feel to it and since it's a Finnish and American co-production I think there is a good balance of both world's. So good job Ricks and look forward to seeing more.

For me the point of horror films has always been the fear of unknown or something which you cannot control. Several other films has done it for me, and Rage: Midsummer's Eve is also one of those films. Whereas Michael Myers is explained to viewers as using "talk to me like I am four years old" method there are films which you never really know why you have to be afraid or who is threading you. And that is awesome! Tii Ricks has created a roller coaster kind of horror experience which starts from a little push - the easy and joyful, excited feeling in the beginning of the ride - and once you get to the peak point of it, you just realise that all you can do is to hold on and go with the flow. The Director of Photography for Rage is Lawrence Dolkart whom has previously shot music videos for example for Marilyn Manson and Stone Temple Pilots. This really shows in a film.

Arctic Circle and the midnight sun are quite exciting matters when it comes to being exotic and different. American-Finnish director, Tii Ricks (who's a chick by the way) takes a traditional "let's go the a cabin and wait until something terrible happens" to a new level. Not only do I want to visit Finland now, but I also made a decision never to visit any summer cottage anywhere. Ever. No matter where it is. The acting is on great level. You can definitely tell who's from Scandinavia and who isn't but that's kinda the whole point I guess. If you liked films such as Blair Witch Project or Friday the 13th this should be a perfect little scare package for you.