Tin and Tina Review

Once in every great while, you come across a movie that makes you say, "What the hell did I just watch?" Well, this Netflix movie Tin & Tina is that movie. It's a dubbed Spanish psychological thriller, that uses children as innocent, overzealous, religious villains. No one in this film is relatable, or even likable. I am not sure where to start but here we go. 

After a miscarriage leaves her barren, Lola's husband, Adolfo convinces her to adopt a child at a nearby convent orphanage. The plan was for him to make a sizable donation, and then adopt two babies without any imperfections to replace the twins they lost.  While they are spending time at the convent, they meet a brother and sister that look like they came straight from the set of "The Village of the Damned", Tin and Tina. 

Tin and Tina are platinum-blonde, very fair-skinned twins that grew up in the orphanage. After a short meeting, Lola decides that she wants to adopt them.  Despite her husband's reservations, he yields. Each unsettling event orchestrated by the twins casts a shadow of doubt, challenging not only the steadfastness of biblical teachings but also the very resolve of the parents, well, actually the mother, continues to nurture these creepy children. 

You see right away that the dad is not hands on at all. He is pretty much the 'breadwinner', making sure the bills are paid and the roof stays over their heads. But when it comes to the day-to-day stuff, he is blissfully unaware and unwilling.  In one scene the twins are a few feet behind him, and he is so enthralled with a soccer game, that he is oblivious to the twin's mischief. Even though it took the mother three to five business days to check on the children and intervene, she was the one who intercepted another potential tragedy. 

You know, by the time you reach the end, you can't help but ask yourself why you hung in there. But hey, you've come this far, might as well see it through, right? You start to ponder whether these kids are on some divine mission or just twisting the good book for kicks. It's a mystery that keeps you guessing. And Lola, bless her heart, has the survival skills of a panda in the wild. Do I recommend this movie? Yes, but only because I can't be the only one who watched this craptacular piece of cinema. 

I give this film 2 out of 5 acorns.