Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

I think like many, my excitement levels for this sequel were at critical level. The 2014 smash-hit of the summer made me see it more than once. I have only ever done that with one other film.

While some people feel that the superhero phase is slowing down and the stories have become ordinary. There have been the odd few that keep this machine moving. While I rarely give them an outstanding rating, I always have fun. However, its predecessor was one of the exceptions and it was one of my films of this genre.

I knew it was going to be a tough ask to emulate that level of enjoyment so many of us had three years ago. But I was certainly expecting a good time at the very least.

In the end, I was entertained. The first act sets us up for an interesting follow-up. The development was solid. But there were moments in the second act that gave the film a hefty lull. I think that was mainly due to the story not giving the romp that made the first one so good. Thankfully, the finale was satisfying and pretty enjoyable.

Chris Pratt was as good you would expect. He still has the charisma, charm and capability of leading this action packed blockbuster.

Dave Bautista was given a lot to do. He had a lot of comedic moments and became quite an integral part of the team.

Zoe Saldana felt a bit sidelined this time. It was probably due to the sub-plot that she was mainly involved in.

Bradley Cooper kept up the great voice work of Rocket. The charachter itself was given some good development and kept the misfits part of their team alive.

The character that was looking to be the big draw, was Baby Groot. Thankfully, he doesn't over-shadow the film and I felt had the right amount of screen-time. He is involved in some pretty cool scenes, both funny and bad-ass.

I was glad to see Michael Rooker get more involved with this film, as I felt his character to be quite a scene-stealer in the first one. As did Karen Gillan’s character. She had well-rounded development and I'm glad director James Gunn gave them the chance to shine in the sequel.

Kurt Russell ended up being quite memorable in the end. He was slow at times. But by the end of it, his character was fairly engaging.

I must mention that there are a surprising amount of cameos in this. All of them served their function well. I obviously won't mention who to avoid spoiling your viewing.

The visual effects are stunning and is the films biggest strength. The use of colours was eye-catching. It's as if someone was shaking a rainbow quite viciously. That as well as the costume design I can see getting Oscar nominations.

The soundtrack goes without saying. We knew what to expect, and we got some great choices that had me smiling and nodding along. While the choices were great, the use and timing of them did not always work for me. There were times where the visuals felt meaningless to when the music was playing. It felt like the makers did not know how to mix the development of the story in with particular songs. Instead, they just used pretty imagery or slow-motion to keep it moving.

I think it's clear that I had problems with the pacing. It was nowhere near as romping as the first one was. It felt like it lingered too much on certain scenes and there were moments where it dragged. What made the first one so good, was that it never let up and it was memorable scene after memorable scene.

This one only had it in parts. The final act was a pretty solid entertaining pay-off. But I think with a shorter duration and a more snappy pacing, I think the ending would have had a bigger impact.

That being said, I still had a good time with it. It's good to see these band of misfits back together again. There are laughs in there, the action is solid especially in the final act and there are some cool easter-eggs to keep an eye on. But I think the story they went for forced the film to not be as exciting as high-octane as the first one that made its predecessor one of most enjoyable and exciting blockbusters of the decade.

It's obvious with it being a Marvel film. But I must mention that you have to stay during the credits, especially this one. They certainly make the most of the time they have with the credits, and it's pretty funny. Be sure to keep an eye around the credits, as there some cool moments in places that you wouldn't expect.

Rating: 7/10

Review: The Zookeeper's Wife

A film involving a zoo and its animals, I am there. That, and the story itself sounds like a winnable concept.

The first act was pretty solid. I felt I can root for these characters and the flow of the story was pleasing.
As the film went on, it started to slowly lose momentum with me. Towards the final act, it re-gathered speed.

Sadly in the end, I could go as far as to say this was kind of forgettable. None of it was bad. There was just not that many memorable moments that I recall when leaving the screening.

I had mixed feelings with Jessica Chastain's performance. I am big fan of hers ever since I saw her in 'The Help'. In this film as the lead, she most certainly is committed to the role, and you feel the hero in her character. But her Polish accent was really strange. I will give her credit that it was never inconsistent. But it did not feel genuine to me and it gave me that same feeling of when I hear an American's attempt at a British accent. It will always sound like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

It was great to see Daniel Bruhl in this, as he is always good, especially when donning a Nazi uniform. It was also good to see Johan Heldenbergh, as I remember him from the great Belgian film The Broken Circle Breakdown. While he might not have the charisma of your typical a-lister, he played his part well and supported Chastain's character rather well.

While it did not go the way I was hoping, this is still a solid story. I would celebrate this film for the true story alone. It's clear in its message. It's inspiring and it never lets the war environment shadow the themes of the story. The strength of the performances keeps this film engaging enough.
Some of the scenes that were meant to be tense, did its job well. You can feel the danger and self-sacrifice these characters were putting themselves into.

However, it seemed to lack that emotional impact for a story such as heroic as this one. I don't think the film does it enough justice, which is a real shame. There were some sub-plots that could have been better executed. There were also some strange editing moments that took me a while to work out how much time has passed. A lot of these may look like nit-picking. But it also can come across as the film not being engaging enough for me to ignore them.

But there was enough in there to make this passable viewing.

I must mention that there were some distressing scenes. But thankfully, most of it is implied. Doing that will make this film more accessible and give it a better chance of appealing to a wider audience.

Rating: 7/10

Review: Their Finest

I was really unsure whether this was worth watching. But the more times the trailers came on at the other screenings that I went for, the more enjoyment I was getting out of it.

Each year usually has at least one really good British film. This one on face value looked to have potential.

The first two-thirds of the film had a pretty cheerie vibe to it, with solid character development and a concept that when done right can work wonders. Then an incident happens as you go into the final act. At first, I was unsure. Then the stuff that was happening made me think of this a great film rather than a good one.

I have always been a fan of Gemma Arterton's. But I have never been sure if she can hold a film as the lead. Arterton proved me wrong. She had a very charismatic presence about her and very easy to root for. Her development is well-rounded and ended up being highly memorable.
I was cautious about Sam Caflin, as it is not the type of film I would associate him with. However, I was proven wrong once again. His chemistry with Arterton is flat-out brilliant. It gives a quality pairing that I was really caring for as soon as met.
Bill Nighy was really fun to watch. When Nighy is good, he is gold. The type of character he plays is always that I would personally find tough to even get started. But he manages to pull off the most memorable member of the supporting cast. Another one of the minor cast that I enjoyed watching was Richard E. Grant. He gave his character an accent that just loved hearing.

There was not much from a technical side that felt outstanding. But all of it certainly felt well created. The general look of the film fitted the period. The costume design was on point and never felt out of place.

For me, the films strongest aspect was its writing. It's slick, snappy and super witty. It got a fair amount of laughs from me, it brought up a lot of interesting ideas and it had many memorable lines.

In the end it is a wonderful and uplifting film that is about story-telling, and yet, it is more than that. I really like the type of story that it has, and the viewing experience was rather enjoyable with a strong and meaningful ending.
It certainly will make mainstream audiences curious about the art of story-telling, film-making and life in World War II London from a certain point of view.

It is also a very topical film that I think will win many people over. As I said, the concept is a winnable one and the makes of this film made good use of it. Films about making a film are usually rather clever. This is another one of those. People love seeing how films are made, and this executes those topics rather well.

Rating: 8/10

My Top 10: James McAvoy Films

Despite not seriously thinking about making a career as an actor, Scottish actor James McAvoy found inspiration to make a living out of this. Now, he has become one of Britian's biggest stars of the 21st century.
McAvoy has now become part of several franchises and has worked with many of the industries biggest directors. He has also done many different genres, and is still searching for new ones to be part of.

There are some in the following list that I will be impressed if you have see or head of it. Before I go into my list, I have to give an honorable mention to Filth. Despite the film being ranked outside my top 10, the performance by McAvoy could well be his best one.

If this was a top 11, then I would have had included The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. After being brought up with the BBC TV series, I was super excited for this. Based on the iconic C.S Lewis novel, it sees four kids travel to a magical kingdom where they learn their true fate. McAvoy plays a fawn called Mr. Tumnus, who befriends the first kid that gets transported.

Out of his 38 films, I have only seen 23 of them. I will rank all of the ones that I have seen, and give a short review for each of my top 10:

23) Sherlock Gnomes
22) Gnomeo & Juliet
21) X-Men: Dark Phoenix
20) Welcome To The Punch
19) Wimbledon
18) Trance
17) Victor Frankenstein
16) Becoming Jane
15) It Chapter Two
14) Filth
13) Wanted
12) Arthur Christmas
11) The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

10) X-Men: Apocalypse - The latest installment of the X-Men franchise sees the current cast (including McAvoy as Professor X) move into the 80's.

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, the X-Men must team-up to prevent his human extinction plan from happening.

While it's not up there with the best of the franchise, it's still a solid fun time.

9) Starter For 10 - Every so often, a middle of the road British rom-com can warm up. This is definitely one of them.

Set in the mid 1980's, it sees an aspiring working-class student begin his first year in Bristol University. While doing his studies, his dream of being on the University Challenge team begins.

It has great British humor, including a young and over-the-top Benedict Cumberbatch.

8) X-Men: Days Of Future Past - A very entertaining and complex episode in the X-Men franchise. It sees Wolverine be sent back in time to prevent a war that results in doom for both mutants and humans.

It is a clever mashup of the old and current cast, and while the plot can get confusing, it is still a lot of fun has a similar feel to the first two.

McAvoy returns as Professor X.

7) Atomic Blonde - While Charlize Theron is leading the way as an undercover MI6 agent, McAvoy's character is there to help her out in her mission in Berlin.

McAvoy gives us a great character with a lot of problems. His unhinged performance gave this film a welcomed edge to it while the brutal action takes centre stage.

6) Strings - I bet a lot of you have not seen this? I would see it as this generations 'The Dark Crystal'.

McAvoy voices main character Hal, a prince who leave his city to avenge his further's murder.

It welcomes the concept of puppet theatre, and I hope more people check this out.

5) Glass - The conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan's alternative superhero trilogy.

It sees our three perculiar characters collide as a secret organisation captures and imprison them.

McAvoy is back as Kevin and he continues to showcase his talent due to his character 24 personalities.

His scenes are an absolute joy to watch an dream character for any actor to have.

4) Split - A surprise hit and what is being seen as the comeback of director M. Night Shyamalan.

McAvoy plays a disturbed character who possesses 23 different personalities. When kidnapping three helpless girl, a 24th personality is about to be unleashed.

It's super-fun with its concept, and is constantly tense.

3) The Last King Of Scotland - The Oscar-winning biography drama tells the events of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, but told through the eyes of his personal physician.

McAvoy plays the physician. His chemistry is great with Forest Whitaker, and that landed Whitaker with a well deserved Oscar. That performance is so strong, that that alone makes this film highly entertaining.

2) X-Men: First Class - My favourite film from Marvel Studios is the film that brought us back on track with the X-Men franchise.

After a couple of critical disappointments, director Matthew Vaughan gave us a fun blockbuster with great characters and romping action scenes.

McAvoy plays a young Professor X, and his chemistry Michael Fassbender as Magneto is great to watch develop.

1) Atonement - A highly engaging romantic war drama which sees a misunderstanding evolve into change the course of several lives.

Winner of 2 BAFTA's and 2 Golden Globes, everything works so well and mixes together to become such an engaging drama that brings all the emotions.

As well as McAvoy, we have Keira Knightley, a young Saorise Ronan, Benedict Cumberbatch and many other top British talent.

My Top 10: Eddie Murphy Films

The 1980's saw a lot of new blood unleashed into the film industry. One of them was Brooklyn native Eddie Murphy. Both his film career and stand-up career pretty much began at the same time. He was a constant attraction throughout the 1980's and that was most definitely where you would find the core of his career.

The 1990's and 2000's saw him move down to family entertainment and his voice work has brought joy to millions of people around the world with many memorable characters. It also saw him get his one and only Oscar nomination in 2006.

Sadly, we have not seen Murphy on the big screen that often in the last few years. But I do hope we see a comeback from this feel-good entertainer.

While not many of his back catalogue I would call award-winning. There is most definitely a lot of entertaining ones.

One example that just misses out on my top 10 is Coming To America. When a very rich African Prince is looking for a wife that he can respect, he travels to New York to find her.
The story and comedy is solid, and Murphy creates most of the life and soul of this 80's comedy.
It was made at a time when Murphy could sell any movie, and this is another good time.

Out of his 44 films, I have seen 32 of them. I will rank all of the ones I have seen, and then give a short review of each of my top 10:

32) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
31) Boomerang
30) The Haunted Mansion
29) Dr. Dolittle 2
28) Daddy Day Care
27) Shrek The Third
26) Meet Dave
25) I Spy
24) Beverly Hills Cop III
23) Imagine That
22) Shrek Forever After

21) The Nutty Professor
20) Doctor Dolittle

19) Coming 2 America
18) Metro

17) Another 48 Hrs.
16) Beverly Hills Cop II
15) Mulan

14) You People
13) Life

12) Tower Heist

11) Coming To America

10) A Thousand Words - I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. The concept is very strange at first. Think 'Yes Man' meets 'Click'. But as the film goes on, there are many funny moments that keep the film moving. I thought it was pretty funny and uplifting comedy with a spiritual theme.

Murphy plays a successful businessman that talks too much. But when a mysterious tree arrives in his garden, he must have to choose his words wisely in order to stay alive.

Some moments including the writing did not work or felt too melodramatic. But on the whole, I found it rather enjoyable.

9) 48 Hrs. - Murphy began his acting career with a bang. It sees a hard-nosed cop team up with a wise-ass criminal to track down a killer.

It's a fun solid buddy-cop movie that saw the start of Murphy's career. His on-screen partnership with Nick Nolte keeps the film moving along and good to watch.

One of the most impressive debuts in any actors filmography.

8) Beverly Hills Cop - The film that a lot of people associate with Murphy the most.

Murphy returns in another cop comedy. This time as Axel Foley, a bit free-thinking Detroit cop who travels to Berverly Hills to cover a murder investigation.

For me, this is where Murphy is at his strongest i the 80's.

7) Holy Man - A lot of people will hate me for putting this film so high up. But I just had great fun with this.

Murphy plays a mysterious character that helps a shopping channel producer. Maybe it's just me but I sometimes fall for these type of sappy melodramatic comedy drama's. I had a great time watching this.

6) Bowfinger - A surprisingly funny late 90's comedy, which sees a struggling movie producer turn desperate and a make the film in the most ridiculous and sneaky way.

Along with Steve Martin, him and Murphy give us a winning combination.

5) Trading Places - Quite possible the most critically successful of Murphy's movies from the 80's.

A snob and a con artist find their positions reversed due to a bet. There is heart as well as smart comedy in this, and has grown in popularity over time.

It also should be part of your Christmas viewing.

4) Dolemite Is My Name - Murphy's latest project, his second film in the last seven years and one that sprung a second comeback.

Murphy portrays the real-life Rudy Ray Moore, a rundown comedian who created an alternate ego who became phenomenon and a rap pioneer.

This is a highly entertaining watch and it goes to show that the man has still got it.

3) Dreamgirls - The film that saw Murphy receive his only Oscar nomination.

Loosely based on the rise of Motown group, The Supremes, it sees a group of female soul singers and their struggles as they rise up the charts.

Murphy plays a singer that is loosely based on James Brown. It's quite a serious performance by Murphy and he has never been so engaging.

2) Shrek - The role that people from my generation associate with Murphy the most. It gives the fairy-tale a modern twist. We see an ogre team up with a talking donkey (voiced by Murphy) on a quest to rescue a princess in order to get back his land from a villainous king-to-be.

It is a ground-breaking animation that saw the birth of Dreamworks Animation and a beloved franchise.

1) Shrek 2 - The gang are back, and this fairy-tale kingdom expands in the most entertaining way.

Shrek and Donkey return, and it is time to meet Princess Fiona's parents. However, a jealous Prince with a Fairy Godmother at his side plan to split their marriage.

It's super-fun and Murphy keeps making the character of Donkey fun to watch.

Review: The Handmaiden

Ever since its debut at last years Cannes Film Festival, I have been looking forward to the new feature from Chan-Wook Park.

The Korean director has done some impressive work such as the original 'Oldboy', 'I'm A Cyborg' and the terrific vampire film 'Thirst'.

From the trailer, the visuals looked stunning and the story looked interesting enough. With the reviews being pretty high, I had high expectations going into the screening.

While there were some strange moments at first, the film started fairly well with an interesting premise. Then there is quite a turn that suddenly changes your feelings to everything you've just seen. As we begin our descent into the final act, it takes another turn. What Park and his team have done is completely flip the genre of the film at least twice. That's quite impressive to do that and still find the whole experience highly engaging.

I flat-out loved the story and its evolution of it. I could study the structure of it for some time. What gives this film so much enjoyment is the twists and turns this story takes. It had me not knowing where they were going next. I don't usually go for analogies. But it was like the story was a massive intricate machine do something that may look ordinary. But the process of it contains lots of little parts eventually coming together as one.

They even made a clever use of the subtitles. It managed to enhance the story. That is certainly a first for me.

If you are thinking about seeing it, I must warn you that there is a fair amount of erotic imagery that is quite the viewing experience. Some people will feel that the scenes were too much and did not fit the tone. I never thought that that was the case. They reminded of similar scenes in 'Blue Is The Warmest Colour' if you needed a comparison.

All the performances were very strong especially by the two female leads Tae-Ri Kim and Min-Hee Kim. They both deserve Oscar nominations. Their characters development had a lot of depth and their presence fitted the haunting Gothic tone. The tension in their relationship was constantly gripping to watch and probably became the films biggest stronghold.
Another highly memorable performance was by Jung-Woo Ha. While he certainly contribute well to the film. This film is all about the ladies.

As expected, the cinematography is fantastic. It is almost fetishly filmed if you can believe that. It manages to be one of the sexiest films I have seen for some time both in both its imagery and cinematography. Every frame looks like a painting and some of the tracking shots make the atmosphere so haunting. The set-designs both interior and exterior are wonderfully crafted and added to the films Gothic tone so well.

There is quite a Hitchcockian feel to it, which was a nice surprise. All that is missing, is a Bernard Hermann score. However, the score itself by Yeong-Wook Jo amplifies the emotions and suspense perfectly. There are many great pieces that are worthy to be listened too on its own.

If I was a reader of this review, I would expect a 9 for its rating. But there were moments that did not work for me. Thankfully, they were only small ones. It is most likely due to the directors style that some small moments just did not connect with me.

However, I think it's safe to say that I had a great time watching this. Its powerful in its themes. It manages to be both beautiful, as well as sexy and haunting. It certainly deserved its almost 2hrs 30mins duration. None of the scenes for me felt lingering.
Chan-Wook Park is certainly a director that I want to see more of, and I hope he keeps making more challenging films. He seems to be succeeding so far.

Rating: 8/10

Review: The Sense Of An Ending

I was really unsure whether to give this a go, as the content I was seeing in the trailer was on the borderline on whether it deserves to be seen on the big screen or not.

In the end, I gave in. That was mainly due to the success of the book. That for me showed that there is a lot riding on this for a certain demographic.

Everything moves along at a pretty gentle pace. The story takes a while to seriously develop. By the end of it, the ending really fits the title and I can see why it would be popular with a certain age bracket.

Jim Broadbent still shows how good of an actor he is. His character is very entertaining to watch, you can definitely sympathise with him and Broadbent can still hold a film. It is great to see him being given such a well-rounded character, as Broadbent fully utilises it.
Charlotte Rampling is wonderfully subtle in her role and the mystery her character possesses, gives Rampling such an engaging screen presence throughout.
I must also give props to the minor and supporting roles by Harriet Walter, Michelle Rockery, Billy Howls, Joe Alwyn and Emily Mortimer.
I think that if it wasn't for the great cast, then this could have incredibly unremarkable.

As usual with books moving into films, you can see a lot of subtext being portrayed in the visuals. But it never ever hits as hard as it would do in the book.

There is not that much to talk about from the technical aspects. Everything is perfectly fine, and yet none of it is outstanding.

In the end, it's fairly entertaining and quite thought-provoking with plenty of good performances that keeps the story moving. There is some comedy to be had. But it only seemed to work in the second half. But I think in the end, it may be rather forgettable. It is probably due to the content not being as hard-hitting as it could have been.

Rating: 7/10

Review: Raw

A lot has been said about this film since its premiere at last years Cannes Film Festival.

While the graphic content has got people talking, everyone seems to be in agreement that this film deserves high praise.

After seeing the trailers, I was definitely intrigued by the visuals, and the concept.
It looked as if I was going to have a similar experience to when I saw 'The Neon Demon', a film that I am still obsessing over today.

From quite early on, you are stuck in to some pretty unsettling imagery. While some of it reminded me of my days at University, particularly in my first year, other content was something that I do not see that often on the big screen.

There are big stand-outs in the performances. I have to first to go to the lead played by Garance Marillier. Her performance felt very innocent and powerful. Her character has quite a transformation , and Marillier makes completely believable.
Her relationship with Ella Rumpf is certainly the films strongest aspect. The more extreme the film gets, the stronger Marillier and Rumpf are together on-screen.
Also, Rabah Nait Oufella is a strong support and has many great moments with Marillier.

I have to say, that director and writer Julia Ducournau and her team has done a great job. When you see that this is her directorial and writing debut, this makes the film and even more impressive achievement.
The entire structure of the film is very well executed and as mentioned before the characters are very well written and developed. The cinematography is very well shot in its contemporary moments, while also having some fantastic long-tracking shots and haunting intimate moments. There are some nice uses of music and the score is haunting when it needs to be. There is a strange amount of humor that manages to work, even on a satirical level.

The biggest aspect that people will content is the graphic content. I cannot deny that there is some gross-out imagery. But it is certainly not gratuitous, and it manages to have some limits into how far they go. It all meant something, and the director gave it a certain style that made it highly entertaining to watch. This has a very smart execution in its themes. There is almost a fairy-tale quality to it.

It is definitely a tough watch. I was gritting my teeth for a fair amount of it. But the messages this film gave, made the film more than just gory imagery. Also, the characters were highly engaging and I was interested to see how they would end up. I will be excited to see what the director does next. She could very well be the next David Cronenberg.

Rating: 8/10

Review: Neruda

As someone who feels that they are still part of the mainstream when going to the cinema, I always still feel proud of myself when going to see a new film that is not in the English language.

The main reason I wanted to see this, was that Pablo Larrain was directing and that it starred Gael Garcia Bernal.
I have really enjoyed Larrain's film so far. 'No' was a really well made and highly intense drama and 'Jackie' wonderfully tense drama. Also, both had a wonderful look to it that fitted the period that those stories took place in.

With 'Neruda', the trailers gave me more of the same and another true story that I was looking forward to find out. Also, it had Garcia Bernal back again with Larrain. I really liked his performances in great films such as Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Science Of Sleep, Babel and No.

From the opening scene, you can tell that something does not feel right. Then as the film goes on, the more I came to realise that this is certainly not the type of film I was expecting. I was noticing was I thought was just bad continuity. But I eventually worked out, then it's just the film-makers messing with us. It seemed that it is being played as a farcical comedy. By the end, it really makes you think what is real, and what is fiction.
If it is what I think it is, then it didn't completely work with me. It reminded me of when I saw Dr. Strangelove. Some things worked brilliantly, and the rest went over my head. But thankfully, there was plenty to admire and appreciate.

First and foremost, it's definitely not for the masses. It's far too strange and weird to appeal to that audience that will probably see this as pretentious. But if you like a film balancing on the line of farcical, then this would work well. As mentioned before, Dr. Strangelove would be a decent comparison. But I would think it is as strong as that or even any of the Monty Python features.

However, what a lot of people will agree on is that it is shot beautifully with a wonderful retro feel to it. It even has those old school interior shots of when a character is driving a car. Also, the production design and costumes look great, and the score is done well as it has just enough over-the-top moments to elevate those comedic moments.

There are two great performances from our leads, in the form of Luis Gnecco and Gael Garcia Bernal himself. Gnecco had a charming presence to him, and he is looks completely different then when I saw him in 'No'. Garcia Bernal shone brighter out of the two for me. The amount of over-seriousness he gave to his character fitted the tone perfectly. For me, he holds the film and kept my interest.

In the end, I liked enough of it. But these types of films never always work with me. I think not going into this film knowing the actual tone did not help. But even when I worked out how this story was being played out, it did not always hit the right spots.
This particular attempt I think might work the longer I think about it. It entertained me enough to give it a pass rating, and it also educated me on the history of the main character.

I liked it that it leaves it up to you to decided what the film is trying to be, rather than spoon-feeding you. Also, it's complexity evolves nicely and I liked the added psychological parts to the story. Films about obsession when done right, seem to work for me. The execution of that aspect was enough for me to make this intriguing viewing.

But sadly, the tone for me felt inconsistent. But I know some demographics will get a kick out of this. The film-makers look to be having fun and breaking down the traditional story structure and making this quite a surreal viewing experience.
I think if I gave this a repeat viewing, I might enjoy it more, as I now know what to expect.

Rating: 7/10