The Devil Inside Me
Directed by Zhang Qi
China, 2011
The Devil Inside Me is either one of the all-time, comically bad attempts at a dramatic thriller, or one of the best tongue-in-cheek B-melodrama this side of John Waters. Unfortunately for director Zhang Qi, all signs, including the serious way that the subject matter is handled, point to the former.
The plot would make William Castle proud. Unstable doctor Jiang Mu (Tony Leung) has performed a heart transplant on Lin Yan (Kelly Lin). Little does she know that Jiang has also performed a “memory transplant” giving her the memories and emotions of the donor. As she investigates the cause of her donor’s death, Lin meets Ma Benke (Victor Huang), the deceased’s boyfriend. As both Ma and Jiang fall for Lin her visions of another life become increasing violent and troubling.
The melodramatic twists and turns pile needlessly on top...
Directed by Zhang Qi
China, 2011
The Devil Inside Me is either one of the all-time, comically bad attempts at a dramatic thriller, or one of the best tongue-in-cheek B-melodrama this side of John Waters. Unfortunately for director Zhang Qi, all signs, including the serious way that the subject matter is handled, point to the former.
The plot would make William Castle proud. Unstable doctor Jiang Mu (Tony Leung) has performed a heart transplant on Lin Yan (Kelly Lin). Little does she know that Jiang has also performed a “memory transplant” giving her the memories and emotions of the donor. As she investigates the cause of her donor’s death, Lin meets Ma Benke (Victor Huang), the deceased’s boyfriend. As both Ma and Jiang fall for Lin her visions of another life become increasing violent and troubling.
The melodramatic twists and turns pile needlessly on top...
- 6/23/2011
- by Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
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