I watched this ages ago late at night after too much wine. This time it was still late, and there was wine involved, but damn if I wasn't affected besides.
Surrealism trumps the hysterical wife trope. Chatter-man is terrifying. And I actually wasn't annoyed by the kid protagonist. There are a few too many heavy-handed metaphors, but the atmosphere is cool enough to forgive all that.
Pretty typical mainstream jump scares, but I liked the overall vibe. I think I was waiting the entire movie for the damn homonculus to wake up... which was probably the point.
Still effective. And the ending is fantastic.
Also, loved the Easter egg from CAVEAT in the antique shop. It's so fun when creators reference their own films.
CHROMOPHOBIA is the kind of thing that makes you go "This is too obvious and moralistic!" and then you realize that half the world still needs to see it.
