ESCAPE
FROM TOMORROW
Gleefully
insane, darkly funny, David Lynch in Disneyland, completely over the top but it
fits the story and never gets lost in its own wacky world. Some of the visuals here are so striking as
to make a permanent impression. I hate
Dinseyland so this makes the story even sweeter for me.
ZERO
CHARISMA
Uncomfortable
to watch at times (the trailer is marketing this as a comedy. There are funny
moments here but more squirmingly awkward ones especially in the second half)
but that’s okay because this an intuitive, brilliantly written character study. A great film both for the characters and Sam
Eidison’s performance in the lead role.
The gamers I’ve encountered in my earlier life were much like the characters
here.
EVIDENCE
Found
footage murder mystery. The murder mystery
part (including the twist ending) was good like a CSI episode but the found
footage part just gave me a headache and was hard to watch. In general I find found footage films
difficult due to an inner ear imbalance.
Too much of the camera moving around can trigger dizzy spells.
THE
DIRTIES
Currently
generating a lot of buzz at film festivals but I don’t get it. The well shot bullying scenes are intense and
painful to watch. The rest feels half-finished
and the end is anti-climatic. By the end,
I’d lost all interest anyway and was sort of rooting for the bullies. Poorly made film – a waste and who was the
cameraman filming all this? Many theories
on that but the filmmaker didn’t do a good enough job explaining this.
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