The Devil´s Backbone (2001)

The movie "The Devil´s Backbone" by Guillermo del Toro is supposed to be a horror film. But when I watched the movie I had some doubts about the genre. In my opinion is "The Devil´s Backbone" a kind of a smooth horror movie, which prefers to create a threatening atmosphere instead of illustrating fountains of blood. 
But it always depends on one´s expectation and definition about a horror film. After watching it, I reflected the scenes and I come to the conclusion, that "The Devil´s Backbone" counts to the horror genre, because it contains a lot of profound moments accompanied by eerie music, which are getting under your skin. Fans of "Slasher-Movies" could be disappointed in the film, which wins the audience over amazing pictures and allegoric allusions. People who love gentle horror movies will love "The Devil´s Backbone".    
Personally I liked the movie. I followed the plot mindfully and I could put myself in the protagonists positions.