This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A very competent horror film.
The first act captures something incredible. I think we perceive memory through video, oftentimes. The two become inextricably linked, and if a video recalls a particular event, that rendition of it can easily supersede a first-hand account. Whether or not intentional, Jim's foray into the empty city evokes exactly that, with its bright daytime lighting, and grainy footage. It feels like a video from when I was young. 2000s quality is distinctive. The fear is…
This is an adaptation done right, and well worth a watch.
In an unrelated thought, I very much enjoy the film's contextualisation of slow-motion shots, giving them a real-world application. They are a really solid addition.
I thoroughly appreciate this film's approach to adapting a character as iconic as Judge Dredd. Rather than spend time on his origins, or anything expository at all, the entire movie chronicles a single day in his life, no bells and whistles to it. Subsequently,…
I often worry about how I would adapt if suddenly thrust into the past. The sheer amount of change in a century for example is scary. I consider often language and accents to be hurdles that would be intriguing to overcome. This film caused me to add a new communicative factor to the list: body language.
I really don't know what the evolution of body language is like. It's seems so fluid a concept, that I can't imagine how anyone…
I would rarely use the word 'cool' to describe a film, but it applies in this case.
By far the best score I've heard in a film of this year. The soundtrack is itself fantastic, but so too is its implementation. Oftentimes, there's a deliberate off-beat placement of tracks, with music entering an otherwise silent scene with a sudden rush. Very engaging, and quite unusual.
I really did love the tennis scenes. In these scenes, they know when to pull…
