luwalther I'm a huge fan of Spanish and Argentinian thriller movies. I love my plot twists and Spaniards and Argentinians do it very well (see The Tunnel, Wild Tales, The Bar, The Orphanage, The Secret in their Eyes, Nieve Negra, Contratiempo, Abre los Ojos, La piel que habito, Tarde para la Ira, Lucia y el Sexo, El Cuerpo, El Desconocido and many more). Having said that, Eskalofrío isn't the best example of a good Spanish horror flick, but it's also not the worst. Actually it's better than many American fantastic horrors I've tried to watch but couldn't go past the first fifteen minutes. This movie has interesting premises, timely twists and reveals, besides a wonderful filming location (that deserved better treatment from the cinematographer). But acting is atrocious. That's what kills the whole buzz. The mother is played in such an unconvincing manner, by an actress that seems to be inadvertently flirting with all other characters. Either this or she's constantly zoned out. The boy is not such a bad actor but the shivering was just too much. The rest of the cast is embarrassing. Oh, and the plot holes... Enough to make a trypophobic's skin crawl. The last scene: totally unnecessary. It does not do the movie justice. A very cheap, unoriginal, not scary at all, jump scare scene. But throughout the film, the suspense had me on the edge of my seat a few times. I only wish this movie had been more carefully and professionally executed.

ma-cortes Mystery , terror , intrigue about a teen with a serious physical reaction to sunlight and seeking clues about strange killings . Spanish horror film full of thrills , suspense , chills and eerie twists and turns . A young high-school student called Santi (Valverde) has a disease which makes him sensitive to the light , he suffers from a photosensitivity disease , running through the city as the dawn chases him . He is forced by his health to move with his single mother (Mar Sodupe) to a shadowy , isolated village in the mountains of Spain . As Santi moves to a far-off village lost in the mountains with his mother where the inhabitants begin to reveal themselves as strangely xenophobic . Then Santi befriends a beautiful young student called Angela (a gorgeous newcomer Blanca Suarez) , though he also makes enemies . But horrible , violent deeds begin to occur . There then appears a killer committing a criminal spree , as the murderer is hunting them all down . When , the lonely adolescent becomes first a pariah at school and then strongly suspected by the police (Roberto Enriquez) of hideous murders . A series of odd events will shock the place and he will become the main suspect .The only way to prove his innocence will be disclosing the terrible secret the wood hides .This exciting , bizarre film contains tension , thriller drama , mystery , plot twists and shocks , including decent scares with tense terror sequences especially in its final part , in a creepy denouement . ¨Eskalofrio¨ or ¨Shiver¨ suffers from some sputtering about a quarter of the way in , the sputtering came from a complete change in story direction, away from the spectacular beginning and toward a much simpler story line , one which suffers from a severe lack of ingenuity . Interesting screenplay by Hernán Migoya and the same director revolving the mental disintegration of an adolescent and the various amazing surprises he finds . The motion picture is pretty well , although sometimes slow moving and packs turns ; however is entertaining for continuous suspense and unsettling atmosphere . The picture is thrilling and some moment brilliant, and the players are quite reliable . Ghastly movie builds taut by showing virtually well staged killings , evocative settings , appropriate soundtrack and adequate cinematography . Few disagree that the film is professionally mounted, the performances solid, and that it respectfully carries on the tradition of Spanish "horror" films like The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage , borrowing—in fact—teenage actor Junio Valverde from Backbone, Labyrinth's Oscar-winning set designer Pilar Revuelta, and The Orphanage's composer Fernando Velázquez to firm up its genre pedigree . Colorful cinematography by Josep M. Civit showing splendidly mountains , woods and villages from Picos De Europa , Ponga, Asturias , Elizonda , Erratzux, Navarra, Spain . Josep M Civit is one of the best Spanish cameramen as he has demonstrated in "The Hidden Face" , ¨Shiver¨, ¨Warriors¨ , ¨The Absent" , ¨Asphalt¨ , ¨Anguish¨ and many others . Exciting as well as frightening musical score by Fernando Velazquez who has composed for successful terror films as ¨The orphanage¨ , ¨For the God of others¨ , ¨Devil¨ , ¨Julia's eyes¨ and ¨Mama¨ . This motion picture displaying genuine chills , suspense, mystery and dark atmosphere and a twisted finale , being skillfully proceeded by Isidro Ortiz and turned out to one of the most unusual Spanish thrilling movies of the 2.000s and certainly one of the most unsettling . Ortiz is a good director and writer, known for Fausto 5.0 (2001) , Jugar a Matar (2003) , Somne (2005) , Asesino de Parking (2006) and especially this Eskalofrío (2008) , his most successful film . Shiver or Eskalofrio premiered in the Panorama section of 2008 year's Berlinale to tepid critical response.

marilynprincess16 A teenage boy has a decease where every time he steps into the sun he burns his skin. So his mother faces a decision to move away to a mountain town, where the sun sets early. They notice that the town people are all very close knit. But almost immediately following the boys arrival to the town, the town begins to have grim murders in the woods. The town people begin to suspect the strange new comer. 'Shiver' is one of the most enjoyable suspense films I've seen. The scare value in this film isn't the 'boo' shots or the gore. It's the superb use of silence and the true horror of what it means to know you're not alone in the woods… or your house.

paul david This is an excellent Spanish horror thriller which follows closely in production both The Orphanage and Pans Labrynth and there is also a touch of 'Orphan' about it with the 'wild child' theme.The fact that Santi has a suffering of his own with the skin disease and that Santi quite possibly sleeps in the bedroom that would have been Erikas when she lived at the house with her German parents suggests that she felt a sympathy for him. His suffering is apparent from the opening scene and I think paramount to the film itself; many of the key events happen at night, there is a lot fine attention to detail on this issue.The story is acceptable enough with the Mother working as a translator and opting to take Santi with her to a northerly point in Spain (on medical advice) where Santi will have the effect of the sun least.The 'Gecko' has its role to play in its relation with Santi and in his relation (call it that) to the wild child who saves him at the end.the very final scene is baffling to all and myself included and I have watched it through on many occasions. The rock in the hand and the gecko have some relevance (and who comes into the room?) but it shouldn't detract fromt he entertainment value of a very fine film.Think I would have preferred it in original Spanish language and not dubbed over with American accents, so unnecessary, I would have been content with English subtitles, as in many foreign language movies.Nothing vampiresque about this movie despite the blood-letting by the wild child but Twilight comes slightly to mind in the flirtatiousness between Santi and the Policemans Daughter.SHIVER is of course the English title to the movie. definiely a movie for DVD and to wonder about almost every scene. A horror film which really makes you think, it is intelligent slick worth watching without a doubt!