shwan_sharif

This was a disappointing movie outing. After Crimes of the Future featured a committed exploration of a weird slice of dystopian future life, I was hoping for more of the same here. Meanwhile, what we get are several disjointed, partially explored ideas mixed together, a meandering narrative, and an unsatisfying ending. Is this a political thriller? A familial drama? A physiological body horror? And the unrealistic, spoon-fed dialogue, which unfortunately seems characteristic of Canadian cinema (I say this as a Canadian). I kept waiting to feel something, to be intrigued by some thought provoking ideas, but it never happened. If you must watch this, save your money and wait until it streams.

I thought the movie explored interesting themes regarding human evolution reacting to humanity's mess, and physiological and emotional desensitization leading to demented forms of art.

The script seemed unfocused/meandering at times, and it was one of the very few movies in recent memory where the credits rolled and I thought "What, that's the end?".

Overall, a very unique slice-of-dystopian-future-life movie that I enjoyed.

• 7/10.