She Loved Blossoms More

Director - Yannis Veslemes (The Field Guide to Evil, Light Well)

Starring - Sandra Abuelghanam (When I Smile My Eyes Close, Rapsodos), Aris Balis (Whack, Reflections), and Alexia Kaltsiki (Delivery, Dead Europe)

Release Date - 2024

Genre - Sci-Fi/Comedy/Horror

Format - Streaming (Online Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Sometimes I get a press release in and the movie really peaks my interest.  I have to be selective with my time when I want to review a movie but sometimes a movie comes through my email and I have to see it.  That happened recently when I received the press release for the Greek erotic body horror film She Loved Blossoms More.  The artwork fucking sold me on the movie and I had to reach out for a review link.  As soon as they replied I quickly added it to my October horror binge and jumped on it after I watching the two horror shorts Stalker and The Only Way.  

     The film follows three brothers who enjoy sex with a pretty young blonde and time travel.  After indulging in narcotics and some raw sex, the brothers decide to travel to another plane of existence in order to see their mother but something strange happens when they test it on their female companion.  

    I went into this one extremely excited only to find myself greatly disappointed.  The movie is one of the most beautifully shot films I have ever seen especially for the budget the film has.  The cinematography, locations, sets, and effects are all breathtaking but the movie is a difficult one to finish.  While checking out Letterboxd and IMDB I see that I was with the majority on this.  I seriously wanted to like this one but it's a hard pass for me.  The acting in this one is decent for what it is.  Most of the film is nude dry humping and sitting around getting stoned with dialogue extensive scenes.  While it's not the worst acting I've seen, the film itself doesn't give the cast a chance to truly act.  The story for this one has so much fucking promise but is unable to find any traction.  The outline for the film is something that looks great on paper following three brothers who build the extraordinary to see their deceased mother one more time.  However, the film falls apart somewhere between the paper and filming.  The beautifully filmed scenes and nudity doesn't do enough to hold what little bit of story we have together.  In fact, if you trimmed down a lot of the bloated scenes you would be left with a movie that ran maybe 20 minutes and even then it would be difficult to follow.  Finally, this film has some seriously impressive visual and practical effects.  The visuals look great but the practical effects are gorgeous.  It's not a gory film but some of the scenes will stick with you for years to come.  Overall, She Loved Blossoms More is a movie I was so excited to see and was very disappointed with it.  While I did like some aspects of the film, most if it was a chore to sit through.  I hate to say it but this is one I would recommend skipping.