ultraelite

I rented suicide club based on a recommendation of a friend. I watched it but I just couldn't understand the message, I think this is because I am an American. The messages I did get were confusing I just couldn't understand the idea behind the plot which made the movie fairly painful to watched. There are scenes which were very, perhaps, artistic is the word, that I really thought were better left out of the final cut of the movie due to confusion. I asked my friend who said that at the time of recommendation he had just come back from Japan and watched it at a party. I like to think that this might have worked for a Japanese audience but it simply didn't translate well into themes and ideas that I could understand.

Kurt Wimmer who wrote and directed Equilibrium, which imho is a great movie, failed miserably to repeat his former success. The idea's behind the movie had visible potential but unfortunately the execution was extremely poor. Bad acting, a confusing and altogether nonsensical story line, and most of all bad writing really killed this one for me. This movie seemed more like a commercial for CGI than anything else. The CGI however was excellent (except for the last scene, I guess they ran out of money)and probably the most interesting part of the movie. The action which is why I saw the movie suffered from repetition: from the characters, to the setups (Violet is being attacked when she is out-numbered), to the moves, unnecessary sword fighting when they have guns with bullets, unnecessarily repetitive situations (big circle everyone attacks at once and violet wins with ease no challenging battle), and a lack of depth. Kurt really missed the mark, better luck next time.