This movie looks fantastic. The dream sequences are great and the cinematography over all is way better than anything else going on here. The lead actress was fine, but the supporting cast is cringingly horrible at delivering their sub-par dialogue.
Okay. So here's the problem for me. What are the stakes, or rather, what does this lead character have to lose? Why won't she sleep at home? Why is she so angry with the research team? Who's the antagonist? It's not the lead doctor... is it the night people? Who are the night people? What's with the vampire teeth? Why is she murderer? oh but wait... none of this matters because nothing is real and she's in a coma.
WHAT A COPOUT. That crap just didn't make any sense. It's dumb, not deep.
Anthony Scott Burns should have just thrown this pile of garbage in the trash after writing that sequence where she is watching "the nerd" dream about her while the synth-wave soundtrack blares in our ears... which completely derails the movie in a crash course to clown town. He probably didn't though because he was so excited to shoot his movie, which he definitely had an idea of how he was going to do that (probably after one of his many Michael Mann binges... I get it. I love the Keep as well) And while we're on the subject of music... I'm sorry, but some things are sacred, and the soundtrack to Michael Mann's Manhunter is one of them. That really irked me. I love Michael Mann movies, and honestly, I love how influenced this film was by his work, but taking an iconic song from one of his best films just pushed it over the edge.
It's worth a watch to see the pretty pictures and the extremely well set up shots. But don't expect anything but that. The director is ALSO the cinematographer, which would explain maybe why the acting direction isn't that good, because honestly I don't think these actors are bad, it's just they have a lack of direction. This guy, Anthony Scott Burns is one hell of a cinematographer, but needs to up his writing and directing game if he's going to try to pull off all three to make a movie that works. Even Michael Mann didn't try to do all three.
Okay. So here's the problem for me. What are the stakes, or rather, what does this lead character have to lose? Why won't she sleep at home? Why is she so angry with the research team? Who's the antagonist? It's not the lead doctor... is it the night people? Who are the night people? What's with the vampire teeth? Why is she murderer? oh but wait... none of this matters because nothing is real and she's in a coma.
WHAT A COPOUT. That crap just didn't make any sense. It's dumb, not deep.
Anthony Scott Burns should have just thrown this pile of garbage in the trash after writing that sequence where she is watching "the nerd" dream about her while the synth-wave soundtrack blares in our ears... which completely derails the movie in a crash course to clown town. He probably didn't though because he was so excited to shoot his movie, which he definitely had an idea of how he was going to do that (probably after one of his many Michael Mann binges... I get it. I love the Keep as well) And while we're on the subject of music... I'm sorry, but some things are sacred, and the soundtrack to Michael Mann's Manhunter is one of them. That really irked me. I love Michael Mann movies, and honestly, I love how influenced this film was by his work, but taking an iconic song from one of his best films just pushed it over the edge.
It's worth a watch to see the pretty pictures and the extremely well set up shots. But don't expect anything but that. The director is ALSO the cinematographer, which would explain maybe why the acting direction isn't that good, because honestly I don't think these actors are bad, it's just they have a lack of direction. This guy, Anthony Scott Burns is one hell of a cinematographer, but needs to up his writing and directing game if he's going to try to pull off all three to make a movie that works. Even Michael Mann didn't try to do all three.