History YMMV / TheLure

* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Let's put it this way: genre movies aren't particularly well-liked in Poland. Neither are musicals. As a result, the film had a rather... bumpy reception in its country of origin. Critics divided into two camps: one lambasting the film for gaudy, kitschy designs and shallowness, the other complaining how unrealistic and surreal it is, never mind it being a surreal fantasy. General audiences meanwhile decided to pick it apart as "[[NoTrueScotsman not like the real 80s]]" and react with CulturalCringe. The MisaimedMarketing, trying to sell it as a chick-flick RomCom only made things worse. Ultimately, the film ended up with a far, far better reception abroad, almost unanimously becoming "that quirky fantasy movie in weird language".

** FridgeLogic: The song they sing while being revived is titled "Glucose", while Divine Fur hooks them up to [=IVs=]. Glucose IV is one of the best way to get out of a hang-over and in a very short time.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie turned into a minor sensation in Japan, out of all places (the similarities with Japanese mermaid folklore likely helped) and much to the surprise of the director. It's also a rare case when vastly postponed release (by almost two years) ended up working in favour of the movie, since it could piggyback on ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' marketing, as if being some sort of [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]], despite being completely unrelated.

* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Let's put it this way: genre movies aren't particularly well-liked in Poland. Neither are musicals. As a result, the film had rather... bumpy reception in its country of origin. Critics divided into two camps: one lambastering the film for gaudy, kitschy designs and shallowness, the other complaining how unrealistic and surreal it is, never mind it being a surreal fantasy. General audiences meanwhile decided to pick it apart as "[[NoTrueScotsman not like the real 80s]]" and react with CulturalCringe. And the MisaimedMarketing, trying to sell it as a chick-flick RomCom only made things worse. Ultimately, the film ended up with a far, far better reception abroad, almost unanimously becoming "that quirky fantasy movie in weird language".

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie turned into a minor sensation in Japan, out of all places and much to the surprise of the director. It's also a rare case when vastly postponed release (by almost two years) ended up working in favour of the movie, since it could piggyback on ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' marketing, as if being some sort of [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]], despite being completely unrelated.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The whole movie has a Lynch feel to it, but the scene in which Divine Fur ("Boskie Futro") revives the family [[spoiler:who seem to have killed each other after getting rid of the sisters]] is definitely the most surreal.