Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Mike Guratza Los sin nombre wins you over from the first moment with its beautiful 90s film visual style. For people who grew up in that era, seeing that particular image style instantly creates positive predisposition.This movie is akin to some very famous American 90s thrillers like 8mm or Se7en to name a few. The characters are very well built, and the convincing performances really make one feel involved with the psychological torture they are going through. The film feels real, and as a result, the pain feels real too. Tension builds on a steady pace throughout the film, slowly unveiling a mystery that keeps the viewer's attention at all times, generating some well crafted scares, without resorting to cheap jump scares but by using macabre and disturbing imagery. The movie really, really gets you involved well into its first half.Unfortunately it doesn't entirely follow through to the great expectations that are created. The great pace is kind of broken, leading to spasmodic story forwarding. It never stops being creepy, but it just doesn't deliver when it has to. Avoiding spoilers, let's just say that the ending is rushed, predictable and no-it's not much of a twist really.Is that enough to make the movie not worth seeing? Of course not. It is a beautifully crafted thriller, that just builds so much that it just fails to live up to. Nevertheless, a movie that can shake you and give you a hard time sleeping after screening.

ladymidath I read Ramsey Campbell's The Nameless a few years ago and I bought the movie on video when it came out. The film, a Spanish film is a dark film that does do the book justice. The film goes into very dark territory indeed, with child murders, mutilated bodies, a psychotic ex-boyfriend and a character (Santini) that just radiates evil. The story itself is filled with suspense when the mother of a young girl supposedly murdered begins to receive phones call from her. From there on, the mother, still grieving is caught in a game of cat and mouse along with the recently retired detective and a journalist who try to discover just who or what The Nameless are. I felt a little let down at the end though because I felt it all ended a little too abruptly, but other than that, I found the movie to be extremely creepy indeed. It still is one of the better horror film to come out of Spain though and I recommend it highly.

Scarecrow-88 I think what makes THE NAMELESS so terrifying is the fact that it's grounded in realism..the idea that a flock, perverted by the deranged fundamental ideas of a very sick man, are arranging this diabolical plan to achieve an imagined profound state(..synthesis)through the absolute act of evil, in turn, causing an innocent to suffer even more. The group is called the Nameless, those who choose not to have a human title(..it, in essence, removes them from purity and humanity, free to commit atrocities, not bound by laws or morality) completely embracing immorality and evil, following the pathological ideals of Santini(Carlos Lasarte). Claudia(Emma Vilarasau)is the tormented victim of the film, her young daughter kidnapped, reporting to the morgue to determine if the devastated corpse of a female child is her own. A bracelet of her daughter, Angela, was found by the corpse, and Claudia accepts the loss as best as she can, but five years later, still in deep mourning, her phone rings with a voice claiming to be her child, begging for help. Claudia, finding a beach house, from the directed voice across the phone, discovers a boot and various photos all over the place. Confused and distraught, Claudia confides in recently resigned detective, Bruno Massera(Karra Elejalde), the one who worked on her daughter's case, for help. Another unexpected ally emerges, Quiroga(Tristán Ulloa), a tabloid journalist/photographer, whose establishment was sent a tape with Claudia's phone number on it. Soon Bruno hits the pavement, Claudia often in tow, trying to uncover the whereabouts and background on the Nameless.An aspect that really makes Jaume Balagueró's THE NAMELESS such an intense experience is the fact that this cult could be everywhere, lurking in the shadows, close nearby, because the people involved look like normal, regular folks you pass on the streets, in bars, and elsewhere. There are examples of these cults throughout history, willing to kill themselves or others at the command of a charismatic leader who spellbinds them. The film is an investigative thriller following three lead characters in pursuit of a dangerous group who may be leading them into a trap. Convenient clues throughout the film, left for the characters to discover, perhaps motivate Claudia and Bruno into a spider's web, heading for a confrontation with the epitome of menace. What's really scary is how willing this group is at killing. The opening of the film displays the depths of their malice, as we see a coroner and Bruno around the destroyed body of a girl who was tortured while still alive, practically unrecognizable the corpse is so pulverized. The fate of Claudia's obsessive ex-boyfriend, Toni(Pep Tosar), a grisly site left for her and Bruno to discover. The fate of another who discovers their lair and is systematically slaughtered by the group using box cutters. Despite the cult's activities, the ultimately unsettling moment(..along with Claudia's discovery of Angela, no longer the loving, sweet little girl she once knew and her actions as the screen fades to black)is when Claudia meets Santini..in an asylum after being sentenced for the rape and anal violence of two boys. His chilling ramblings about learning from those in concentration camps(..a symbolic link between the Nameless and Nazis)while feeding Claudia riddles awaken us to the fact that those under him were manipulated and mentally captured by a raving, but intelligent madman. The scene is haunting because of Lasarte's performance of Santini..you loathe this roach, but can not take your eyes off of him, a completely unpredictable monster with a way of commanding an audience. Jaume Balagueró's film is incredibly depressing, and bleak as can be, but fascinating and unnerving..like Claudia and Bruno, we are led down a really dark path into an abyss of insanity and see how something innocent can be polluted by the depraved ideologies of a twisted belief system. Extremely well acted(..you truly feel for Claudia and Bruno, both victims of loss) and the direction is solid thanks in part to Jaume Balagueró's control of the viewer(..or, me, at least; I found it quite gripping)following the sequence of events which will change Claudia's life forever.

Claudio Carvalho In Spain, the vanished six years old daughter of the editor Claudia (Emma Vilarasau) is found completely mutilated in a well by the police, being recognized by her husband only due to a bracelet and her shorter leg. Five years later, Claudia, divorced and addicted in tranquilizer, receives a short phone contact from her daughter. She looks for the former detective in charge of the investigation, and together with a reporter of a magazine of parapsychology, they find the existence of a diabolic sect called "Los Sin Nombre" that searches the essence of pure evil."Los Sin Nombre" was recently released on DVD in Brazil, and it is a very dark and scary movie. The direction, screenplay, cinematography and acting are excellent. The characters are well developed and the cinematography is very cold, without using bright colors, and the malevolent and malefic story is highly indicated for those viewers that liked, for example, thrillers like "Seven", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Rosemary's Baby" and "Tesis". My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "A Seita"("The Sect")