In a horror atmosphere, this movie, follows the story of four horror films, directed by women, in which the main characters are women that face horrible things and all movies meet the same tragic end.
It's a pleasure to meet with this kind of works, where a group of women use their talent in a genre that continues to be erroneously associated with leading men, which shows us that diversity is necessary. [Full review in Spanish]
Two out of four is not a bad average, particularly when the half in question aren't pestiferous enough to warrant a ruckus. Fans of this sort of thing won't go hungry.
The feminine perspectives of "XX" create for powerfully compelling and original horror tales that operate within the genre while testing the boundaries of traditional storytelling and style
"XX" is laudable, making a necessary push to pursue the female experience not only in horror, but moviemaking in general, showcasing some incredible talent, though not always the sharpest storytelling.
All these films are glued together by creepy stop-motion animation interstitial sequences by Mexican stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, which might be the element most likely to induce nightmares.
