3 Lives

Thriller only!!!, it should be Drama only or Mystery is why did they make it, a lot of irrelevant Drama 95% for a short play time, I skipped through the crap, weak storyline, very drawn out slow going, bad acting or reading a bad script, total garbage, its like watching cement/paint dry.

Not a bad little movie. Amateurish,underdeveloped,predictable,but deals with a very serious problem, so deserves at least a 5.

This film definitely brought new perspectives on the theme of guilt, guilty party, perpetrator and victim and the famous drama triangle. It is also interesting that one of the protagonists used money to buy liberation from his guilt, while another protagonist staged guilt and revenge for another person. In the whole rather plainly depicted plot, an oversized deep complexity of human motives for action was depicted very vividly.

What I found good and remarkable was the probably very feminine approach in the end - the renunciation of (natural) revenge. This was a great moment in the film. If we want to look at peace, wherever it may be, this is probably the only possible way.

Despite the very small budget, the director managed to create emotionally extremely profound moments, which were also expressed in the very special and aesthetic camera work through many close-ups. The film music supported the whole thing emphatically.

The movie surely isn't an easy entertainment film, but because of its statement about an important topic between men and women and especially because of its ending it is a remarkable movie, which hopefully gets a lot of attention. Thank you very much for this movie, which with its not quite usual theme expands the psychological trill genre and hopefully provides us with something to talk about because of the new perspectives.

I really enjoyed 3 Lives. It's a slow moving, feminist psychological thriller about the damage unresolved trauma can cause, about the violent consequences of retribution and about the fundamental question of how to forgive something that can't be forgiven. It's certainly not an easy watch, but in the end I found it rewarding.

The performances of cast and crew are great. Mhairi Calvey's performance definitely stood out to me the most but her co-stars Martin Kaps and Tyron Ricketts are great too. Maja-Celiné Probst's take on the disturbed victim Jo is amazing, especially if you know some of her earlier work. There's a lot of talent!

The performances of Anatole Taubman, Pete Riley and Victor Alfieri as the three kidnappers are spot on. It took me a while to really understand what their role in all this is and why director Juliane Block decided to not make them into the typical villains, but eventually it all made sense.

Here's a general thing about 3 Live: You've got to follow while watching it. I like that in a movie but I'm oldschool that way. I was surprised when I saw the awful ratings and reviews 3 Lives got on IMDB and other places on the internet. I can see how it isn't for everyone, but 1 star reviews, really? Was it really that bad? I watched the movie with a pretty big, diverse group of friends and none of them was that dismissive of it.

My take on it is, if you don't get distracted by haters or by the sensational axe murderer poster that's going around online (There's NO axe murderer in the entire movie and it's NOT your run of the mill action flick! Why? Who would market the film as such?) and if you sit down and engage with the movie, you'll find 3 Lives to be a bold, high-quality independent film with an attitude and a strong message that will make you think.

The main theme is rape. So it is not a film for entertainment only. It is sometimes hard stuff, in psychological sense. Is it worth to watch it? Yes, but take time.

Conclusion: It is an exciting film with a serious background and a special fine end.