Nevrland

Nevrland suprised me. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews before watching this debute film by austrian director Simon Frühwirth. The movie really feels different but in a good way. There are a lot of things to discover if you watch the movie very carefully or during second watch. I dont want to spoil anything but if you are generally interested in a movie that makes you think, give this one a try.

3/10 🌠🌠🌠 I love disturbing movies and "Neverland" is the epitome of a perfectly packaged ominous fakeout flick. The problem is too many sub-par writers/directors get ideas and try to sprinkle controversial or taboo keywords into their films trying overlay trash 🗑 with art. Words like Homosexuality, Slaughterhouse, Psychoanalysis, Hallucinations etc. The list goes on but when you see someone grab a bunch of things to throw against a wall to see what sticks you usually see a half-hearted attempt to create an underwhelming project, Which sadly is what this measures out to be. When the best part of a film is the techno riff or party beat used at the closing credits I can't help but wonder how someone felt as though this film should be created in the first place. I get what they were trying to do but between nothing happening and a flurry of fever dreams where things barely happen the point of this flick is oddly moot. I wouldn't recommend this film there's a million other ways to waste your time.

This movie is a scary, beautiful and hypnotic journey to the underground and the unconsciousness. Very well done right from the first scene (are you ready to jump?).

Kristjan is a brilliant incarnation of the dark romantic seductor (Christian in Fifty Shades of Grey, Lestat in Interview with the Vampire).

The topics and style of the movie reminded me of On Body and Soul, Suicide Room and of course Gaspar Noé.

Great cast, music and photography. You just need to be fine with getting lost along the way.