octomancer
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I found this hard to get into at the start. There was an air of uneasiness and menace that unsettled me. But once the 60s started I got more into it and by an hour in I was very into it.
As others have said, the central performances by Taylor-Joy and MacKenzie are very good. I liked Matt Smith a lot too, the whole supporting cast was good. The 60s was brought wonderfully to life.
As the film goes on it becomes more and more surreal and psychedelic in style as the, er, period problem starts to assert itself. The mystery is unfolding at the same time and the ride is a bit breathless at times. I loved the visual style, but I can see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The soundtrack has some 60s bangers, as you'd expect for the period stuff, but I enjoyed the clever way it was worked in to the other scenes.
Tonally, the film unsettled me, but on reflection, I'm having less of a problem with that. I didn't really know it had horror elements going in, but now the tension in the opening makes more sense.
I gave it 8 stars. It's a rare film that gets 10 from me, and this gets minus one for not grabbing me right from the start. What can I say, it's a tough world.
As others have said, the central performances by Taylor-Joy and MacKenzie are very good. I liked Matt Smith a lot too, the whole supporting cast was good. The 60s was brought wonderfully to life.
As the film goes on it becomes more and more surreal and psychedelic in style as the, er, period problem starts to assert itself. The mystery is unfolding at the same time and the ride is a bit breathless at times. I loved the visual style, but I can see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
The soundtrack has some 60s bangers, as you'd expect for the period stuff, but I enjoyed the clever way it was worked in to the other scenes.
Tonally, the film unsettled me, but on reflection, I'm having less of a problem with that. I didn't really know it had horror elements going in, but now the tension in the opening makes more sense.
I gave it 8 stars. It's a rare film that gets 10 from me, and this gets minus one for not grabbing me right from the start. What can I say, it's a tough world.
People who watch this fall into two camps ... those who get drawn into the allegorical storytelling and those who don't. Myself, I'm firmly in the former category, although I'll admit it took me a few years to get here heh. I needed to watch Natural Born Killers 3 times before I liked it, and so it was with this :-P
Right now, on the last viewing, the revenge and potential redemption themes are what I found most compelling. I'm a sucker for a redemption story and this one was most satisfying :-) Anjelica Huston's character has been torn to shreds by other reviewers, but in my understanding she's just a plot device. She offers them both what they think they want and takes what they each need in exchange.
No reviewer before me (that I've read) has tried to explain the denouement and nor will I, but I *will* say that it makes sense to me, the peaceful ending.
First dig two graves before you start on a path of vengeance.
Right now, on the last viewing, the revenge and potential redemption themes are what I found most compelling. I'm a sucker for a redemption story and this one was most satisfying :-) Anjelica Huston's character has been torn to shreds by other reviewers, but in my understanding she's just a plot device. She offers them both what they think they want and takes what they each need in exchange.
No reviewer before me (that I've read) has tried to explain the denouement and nor will I, but I *will* say that it makes sense to me, the peaceful ending.
First dig two graves before you start on a path of vengeance.
