The horror of insomnia and the Dreadful Life that can be obtained from one Disastrous event. Christians bale's stunning performance pleased my eyes once again, as well as the the great delivery of the supporting actors representing their character. Each character contributed uniquely to the story. There's no doubt that Bale's performance carries this slow but deliberate, and ultimately rather anticlimactic movie. The mystery plot and the sense of place and atmosphere they created were both pretty good on their own. I thought some of the music cues were strange choices for their scenes and was reminded of Psycho throughout, but all of those observations are dwarfed by the sheer spectacle of Bale having emaciated himself like that. It was a relatively minor aspect of the plot but the filmmakers clearly knew what they had in front of them because there were rarely more than a few minutes between shots of him with his shirt off. People who haven't seen the movie but who have seen still images of him looking scrawny are not aware of how much a spoiler that is because it is absolutely the focal point of the production. I wouldn't necessarily say that's a bad thing; it certainly made the movie more memorable, and it's an impressive thing that an actor did, but it just sort of feels... adjacent to the movie as a whole, like how I would remember a movie better if a fight broke out in the theater or something. Anyway, I know the movie itself was pretty good because I can imagine enjoying it even if there not been a human husk in the center of every scene.
The interesting cinematography and genuinely oppressive atmosphere definitely keeps the viewer engaged throughout, but the overall story leaves a bit to be desired.
The interesting cinematography and genuinely oppressive atmosphere definitely keeps the viewer engaged throughout, but the overall story leaves a bit to be desired.