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By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
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Horror tale about evil orphan twins; violence, language.
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Tin & Tina
What's the Story?
TIN & TINA are twin albino brother (Carlos G. Morrollon) and sister (Anastasia Russo) orphans. They play the organ at a Catholic orphanage run by a Mother Superior who looks like she'd do evil in the name of goodness. That's exactly what the Bible-educated 8-year-olds do once Lola (Milena Smit) and Adolfo (Jaime Lorente) adopt them. Lola's sad because she had a bloody miscarriage on her wedding day, an event hinting that the wrath of God will soon be upon the insufficiently God-fearing couple. (Sex before marriage is a no-no.) Once the strange children arrive, the family dog, probably sensing the evil, growls. In short order, they poison the dog and slice it open behind the sofa in the living room, gleefully covering themselves with blood, then crying to their parents as they pretend they're sorry the dog is dead. A bully at school is soon dead, too. Tin and Tina throw a cloth over Mom's head and try to suffocate her. They tie her to her bed, steal her prosthetic leg, and attempt to inject some liquid into her pregnant belly, laughing at the fun of it all. Despite the signs, Dad still thinks everything is an accident or a mistake. Can the kids be stopped?
Is It Any Good?
It's hard to say what point the mostly ridiculous Tin & Tina is trying to make. Lola miscarries on her wedding day. Is she a sinner God is trying to punish by sending her two avenging angels in the form of the ultra-Catholic 8-year-old brother-sister team? Is that why they try to suffocate Mom? Is that why they run off with her prosthetic leg, leaving her helpless? The movie wanders aimlessly toward its horror conclusion, taking far too long to get to the doom that all kinds of foreshadowing promises.
The parents are also puzzling. How can the father be so dense? He doesn't think it's a problem that the kids tied Mom to her bed and got this close to injecting her womb using a syringe? And in the middle of an important conversation about their marriage, the husband decides it's a good time to go fix the TV antenna. Mom is equally bizarre, refusing to pick up her crying baby in a restaurant because she is busy eating her cake. One thing is for sure: When the final crisis occurs -- a painful, blistering death -- Lola just stands around doing nothing, making it clear she is not who you want along on a camping trip.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why horror movies appeal to us. What about supernatural bad acts compels audiences?
The movie shows the children performing some bad deeds but leaves us to imagine that they are also responsible for other bad deeds. Do you believe they are evil? Why or why not?
Does this movie have a message about religion? What do you think it is?
Albinos are often cast as villains in movies. Why are stereotypes like this so harmful?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : May 26, 2023
- Cast : Milena Smit , Jaime Lorente , Carlos G. Morollon , Anastasia Russo
- Director : Rubin Stein
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Netflix
- Genre : Horror
- Run time : 120 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : May 30, 2023
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