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A door-to-door salesman questions his sanity when stranded in a deserted town and threatened by residents who mistake him for a killer.A door-to-door salesman questions his sanity when stranded in a deserted town and threatened by residents who mistake him for a killer.A door-to-door salesman questions his sanity when stranded in a deserted town and threatened by residents who mistake him for a killer.
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If you read the story-line here on IMDb you basically know everything about this movie. You won't get any surprises, answers or whatever. I don't get why you would make a movie without giving any explanations at the end. It's a total waste of our time. The filming is professional though, nothing bad to say about that. The actors are also okay. It's just the story-line that make no sense at all. There is that strange red glow in the air, people wearing masks trying to kill the main character, the radio host doing strange movements with his back etc. All things you will never get an explanation. So why bother and waste your time watching this? It has no point. I wished I didn't lose my time with this movie.
This movie is different it's not in a straight line and during the film the one thing that will go through your mind is, what's going on. To me that's an enormous plus but for some it's a negative but most of those same people will also complain when a movie uses a normal story progression as predictable. People complain just to complain and professional critic or a monkey just hitting keys could say it's good or bad for reasons that even they aren't sure of. You want a straightforward story this isn't the movie for you you like something different this will be. Life changing experience hardly but you won't feel like you want the time you spent watching this back.
I have been watching movies since I was 10 and I am 46 years old now and this movie is in the top 5 boring stupid movies I have ever seen .. it started good and pull me in and I wanted to know why is everything happening to sam ..
the ending was so bad and boring ..
its not horror and its not Thriller it starts as a Mystery and ends in Mystery ..
and sorry English is not my language ..
but this movie is a waste of time ..
the ending was so bad and boring ..
its not horror and its not Thriller it starts as a Mystery and ends in Mystery ..
and sorry English is not my language ..
but this movie is a waste of time ..
This movie was such a perplexing audio/visual experience. You have a great premise, some great talent attached to it, a really creepy sense of atmosphere, and an AMAZING synth soundtrack. You got some horror, some thriller elements, some gore and violence, and some really disturbing visuals. I mean, this film had it all. And just when you think the downfall of quality was going to come to a head, it dribbles to a light drizzle and then it's over. Seriously, one of the most ambiguous and open-ended films I have ever seen, I still don't truly understand what it is I watched. Who was Sam? Why are they after him? What did he do that made people hate him so much? You would think that at 90 minutes, you would have an answer. All we get is an infinite amount of questions that I am not sure I even want to ask.
The acting was great, the atmosphere was excellent, and the soundtrack was euphoric. But it was like making a cake that just tastes off in the end. You think you have the recipe on lock, you use the freshest ingredients, and your timing is impeccable. But the end result leaves a bad taste in your mouth. That describes this movie to a T. Watch it for the acting and the cinematography, and enjoy the wonderful soundtrack. But this movie just didn't make any sense. How unfortunate.
The acting was great, the atmosphere was excellent, and the soundtrack was euphoric. But it was like making a cake that just tastes off in the end. You think you have the recipe on lock, you use the freshest ingredients, and your timing is impeccable. But the end result leaves a bad taste in your mouth. That describes this movie to a T. Watch it for the acting and the cinematography, and enjoy the wonderful soundtrack. But this movie just didn't make any sense. How unfortunate.
I cant believe it, why producer cares enough to have a good team for camera, sound, actors,... but totally ignores the story-line?! this movie makes no sense at all! things happening without any explanation, is like the writer was bored to make sense in his book but producer really needed a script, so even everything else is good, story is a total nonsense! Sam is driving and walking in a city near LA, which no human being exist. water pipes work, there is fuel in petrol station, houses are clean, but no human or animal! suddenly a man with police uniform shoot him with gun ( no explanation), the guy got a mask same to other 4 people he meets in movie (also no explanation for mask), Sam after getting shot to left of his chest (heart is there) still manages to run, fight and be totally normal (bollywood skills). He doesn't want to use one of those cars and run from that city. he also doesn't want call police asking for help. you will see 1 woman without mask ( also no explanation) and two man with same mask as police man attack him. at then end, you will see few people with different masks attack and kill him and next morning the motel cleaner trying to wash his blood from shower curtain. TOTALLY NO EXPLANATION WHY ALL THESE NONSENSE HAPPENS! Camera was professional, Music and voices recording in movie are good, acting is good too, just WHAT THE HELL STORYLINE?!!!
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- TriviaThe director himself told that the ending was not so important to be understood, but only the atmosphere, like a painting.
- GoofsAfter Sam drives with his car over the spikes on the road, it's clearly seen that the rear tires are intact.
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- Сэм был здесь
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- El Mirage, California, USA(Road scenes)
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- 1h 15m(75 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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