I really do enjoy these dark, rainy, psychological thrillers, so I gave this one a shot.
This movie has it all in the atmospheric and visual department, it's well executed and good looking. But unfortunately, it lacks in character reasoning and overall story department.
I mean, the idea seems good, even though it is not new, but the Sci-Fi element doesn't seem to be well-thought-out, it's a bit superficial and simplistic. In the beginning movies seems to promise a complex entanglement, but it turns out to be a simple and straight forward one. While the rules of what is going on are not defined strictly and seem to be suited for the needs of the plot here and there, which makes it look like poor writing.
There is no real build up for the antagonists, weak personalities and characteristics make them look silly, while I would expect them to be serious, considering the overall nature of this movie.
The ending - I just didn't like it, partially due to pure execution, partially due to its nature. Yes, it's an ending you would've expect, but it doesn't seem to be good or bad, while also it doesn't seem to be unique - on the contrary, it's pure predictable.
I feel like originally there was more to this story, but then they cut it up and made it smaller, leaving some loose ends, which could positively impact the buildup, which feels lacking.
Still I did enjoy it, like some good music where you don't even care about the words. It was the same for me with this movie: I enjoyed the atmosphere, even though the overall story part felt weak.
This movie has it all in the atmospheric and visual department, it's well executed and good looking. But unfortunately, it lacks in character reasoning and overall story department.
I mean, the idea seems good, even though it is not new, but the Sci-Fi element doesn't seem to be well-thought-out, it's a bit superficial and simplistic. In the beginning movies seems to promise a complex entanglement, but it turns out to be a simple and straight forward one. While the rules of what is going on are not defined strictly and seem to be suited for the needs of the plot here and there, which makes it look like poor writing.
There is no real build up for the antagonists, weak personalities and characteristics make them look silly, while I would expect them to be serious, considering the overall nature of this movie.
The ending - I just didn't like it, partially due to pure execution, partially due to its nature. Yes, it's an ending you would've expect, but it doesn't seem to be good or bad, while also it doesn't seem to be unique - on the contrary, it's pure predictable.
I feel like originally there was more to this story, but then they cut it up and made it smaller, leaving some loose ends, which could positively impact the buildup, which feels lacking.
Still I did enjoy it, like some good music where you don't even care about the words. It was the same for me with this movie: I enjoyed the atmosphere, even though the overall story part felt weak.