At least for anyone that's into abstract and a little different movies, with dark fantasy themes.
It's very hard to pinpoint this film into a genre. I believe they had a very hard time to market it because of this. I would say that most of all, it's a noir thriller with a unique fantasy concept. It's not a sci-fi really, I don't think so anyway. It's also not a drama or action but it has all those elements in it anyway. Very stylish movie also, with a futuristic goth theme.
On the bluray disc there was an interview with the director and writer of the film, he said that he first came up with the ending and wrote the story backwards from there. It's also his first and last movie (so far). The film really had a kind of a indie feel but still looks like it was expensive to make also, I don't believe they made that money back even nearly because I never really heard or seen this movie anywhere anyway and came across it completely on random and bought it cheap.
The story was definitely a cool idea. Didn't work 100% though, and the film definitely have weak points but I think those doesn't destroy the things that actually is good either. There is many good things here I believe, both in the cinematography and the stylish look of the dream world and the action scenes, the acting is good too and the revealing of different troubled characters are somewhat interesting.
One thing tabout this movie that some seem to think is this films weakest point, is that the plot is hard to follow. I think it's hard to follow for a reason, the movie wants you to question what's going on, and I guess there should be a feeling of reward at the end if you get it and connect the pieces. Well, I got it. Still not sure if it holds up completely because of that. It's not a masterpiece. Still, I liked how unique it still felt in many ways. And as a whole it worked somewhat, I guess.
The story is told in a very very disjointed way. It takes place within two worlds. One sort of psychotic dream world, called Meanwhile City. The other one in contemporary London.
In Meanwhile City there is thousands of religions and everyone is a fanatic, it's law that you have to believe in a religion of any sort, you have to choose one, even if your group worship a explanation pamphlet to a washingmachine. Meanwhile City is runed by a powerful ministry that has some sorts law enforcers that are called priests. In this City we follow the only atheist in the city (played decently by Ryan Phillip who did his own stunts apparently), he's sort of vigilante, free agent, detective, that has the ministry after him and has a personal vendetta against someone called The Individual, because The Individual killed a young girl that he failed to save. He's angry about that.
In the normal world. We follow a mentally ill suicidal young women (brilliantly played by Eva Green) who's in therapy and has a dysfunctional relationship with her wealthy mother. We also follow a religious father that searches for his lost son, who escaped a mental hospital. And we follow a young man that has a love problem and envision a girl that he dates in his mind (also played by Eva Green for some reason but an other more joyful character here).
In the end we understand how these two worlds connects. And it is sort of an intresting psychological concept... but not really that much either. Didn't feel that super believable, I guess. And it all becomes a bit redundant and pointless, to me at least. Franklyn was the name of the street the last scene took place in, if I'm not wrong.
Overall, it was sort of intresting film and it is unique with a unique style. Definitely get points for the effort from me, at least. Not sure I would recommend it though. I would not call this a bad film at least, not at all.
I don't know if this movie have any fan base at all, however small? I never heard any buss about it anyway. It seems like a film that could have some devoters at least.
It's very hard to pinpoint this film into a genre. I believe they had a very hard time to market it because of this. I would say that most of all, it's a noir thriller with a unique fantasy concept. It's not a sci-fi really, I don't think so anyway. It's also not a drama or action but it has all those elements in it anyway. Very stylish movie also, with a futuristic goth theme.
On the bluray disc there was an interview with the director and writer of the film, he said that he first came up with the ending and wrote the story backwards from there. It's also his first and last movie (so far). The film really had a kind of a indie feel but still looks like it was expensive to make also, I don't believe they made that money back even nearly because I never really heard or seen this movie anywhere anyway and came across it completely on random and bought it cheap.
The story was definitely a cool idea. Didn't work 100% though, and the film definitely have weak points but I think those doesn't destroy the things that actually is good either. There is many good things here I believe, both in the cinematography and the stylish look of the dream world and the action scenes, the acting is good too and the revealing of different troubled characters are somewhat interesting.
One thing tabout this movie that some seem to think is this films weakest point, is that the plot is hard to follow. I think it's hard to follow for a reason, the movie wants you to question what's going on, and I guess there should be a feeling of reward at the end if you get it and connect the pieces. Well, I got it. Still not sure if it holds up completely because of that. It's not a masterpiece. Still, I liked how unique it still felt in many ways. And as a whole it worked somewhat, I guess.
The story is told in a very very disjointed way. It takes place within two worlds. One sort of psychotic dream world, called Meanwhile City. The other one in contemporary London.
In Meanwhile City there is thousands of religions and everyone is a fanatic, it's law that you have to believe in a religion of any sort, you have to choose one, even if your group worship a explanation pamphlet to a washingmachine. Meanwhile City is runed by a powerful ministry that has some sorts law enforcers that are called priests. In this City we follow the only atheist in the city (played decently by Ryan Phillip who did his own stunts apparently), he's sort of vigilante, free agent, detective, that has the ministry after him and has a personal vendetta against someone called The Individual, because The Individual killed a young girl that he failed to save. He's angry about that.
In the normal world. We follow a mentally ill suicidal young women (brilliantly played by Eva Green) who's in therapy and has a dysfunctional relationship with her wealthy mother. We also follow a religious father that searches for his lost son, who escaped a mental hospital. And we follow a young man that has a love problem and envision a girl that he dates in his mind (also played by Eva Green for some reason but an other more joyful character here).
In the end we understand how these two worlds connects. And it is sort of an intresting psychological concept... but not really that much either. Didn't feel that super believable, I guess. And it all becomes a bit redundant and pointless, to me at least. Franklyn was the name of the street the last scene took place in, if I'm not wrong.
Overall, it was sort of intresting film and it is unique with a unique style. Definitely get points for the effort from me, at least. Not sure I would recommend it though. I would not call this a bad film at least, not at all.
I don't know if this movie have any fan base at all, however small? I never heard any buss about it anyway. It seems like a film that could have some devoters at least.