Sonhos Lúcidos

When a investigative journalist lost his son, he try to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of his son with the help of lucid dreams. The concept of dream is somewhat similar to Hollywood movie inception. The way they present the concept of dreams is very simplistic and understandable. Fast paced screenplay is the major positive thing in the movie. And the investigation scenes are really nail biting.The way they portrayed the relationship between father and son is really impressive. The climax twist is decent.

I don't know, am I the only one who thinks this movie is a badly copied version ''Inception'' movie. I have read so so many positive reviews about this which had rosen my expectations a bit higher. But, after when I saw the lucid dream concept, one thing that quicky came into my mind is that ''Oh a bit copied, let's see the rest''. Then keep watching it, the concept is coming again and again. Besides,What can I say about the last fighting scene which is fully copied, even the director didn't make a slightest change in it. Maybe, I am saying all this because ''Inception'' is my favourite movie of all time. However, the longing for his abducted son and going any extent to find his son leads him to the lucid dream concept. And finding the son abductor and disclosure of the unexpected truth makes the movie very interesting.

Decent film but lacks atmosphere. A rushed start leads to some very good middle scenes but it does then cascade into another rushed final third. The dream segments could have given it more body as you would have thought they would hence the premise but the possibilities within the dream state were overlooked.

A mixture of sci-fi with suspense, around the mystery of the missing little boy, his father's love and unconditional determination to find him again, films with people and mainly missing children always captivate me, just because I see the disappearance, the absence without news, the presumed death is eternally painful and doubtful, worse than death itself... The ending became a confused dream, but an excellent film, great South Korean production...

Absolutely nonsense but entertaining nonetheless, "Lucid Dream" takes a not very original idea (what is real, what is not, can we get into our dreams...) and decides to take a page of the action book. The result is an average movie, which repeats itself too much, but is saved, however, but good acting and a pace that doesn't slow down.

Dae-ho sees his son kidnapped in an amusement park. He thinks the culprit is someone that must have a grudge against him, because of his work as an investigative journalist. But, when more than three years pass and he is unable to find a clue about the whereabouts of his son or even if he is dead or alive, Dae-ho decides to ask for the help of a friend and try to find clues in his own dreams, in a state of lucid dreaming.

What follows makes no sense whatsoever. The basis of the plot, the lucid dreams and our hero remembering from his own, is as thin as it comes, and it never sells the idea that it could be a real possibility. However, as Dae-ho, Soo Go sells us the character and his plight. And the direction by Kim Joon-Sung is flashy enough to entertaining the viewer and make us forgive the shortcomings of the movie.

All in all, it is an entertaining time in front of the screen, but empty fun.