Far from Disney’s little mermaid, The Lure is a film that mixes musical, comedy and horror together. The story centres on a family of entertainers who find a pair of mermaids and decide to take them in since they have beautiful singing voices.
The mermaids immerse themselves in the human world, but soon one of them can’t control their ‘hunger’ for men any longer. Meanwhile, the other falls in love with the son and wishes to become human.
The music and singing are, funnily enough, alluring and creepy. The mermaids aren’t your typical mermaids. They’re man-eating sirens, but one of them fights her instincts and falls in love. It turns out that the film follows the original version of The Little Mermaid, so [spoiler alert] it has a tragic ending and shows a clash between the human world, and the world of magic and nature.
There were scenes were confronting enough to shield your eyes and mind, but kept you hooked. The Lure isn’t for the faint-hearted, it’s an interesting film to see if you love mermaids and horror.
Rating score: FOUR STARS (OUT OF FIVE)
The Lure screened as part of Sydney Film Festival.
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