Here is the thing: I watched this with some friends in a horror film festival. And that same festival compared the style of this film to BURIED, by RODRIGO CORTÉS. In fact, the beginning of the film is very similar to BURIED: a man wakes up locked in a container with some of his personal belongings and a rock. There is no way out and he has no idea why this abduction is taking place. Even though it wasn't exactly surprising or new, the film was going well, especially when you realize there are more people that have been abducted and all seem to be connected to an almost plane crash a few years before. But here is when things start to get weird.
The rock, remember? Yeah, this rock apparently has some sort of powers that helps people themselves find their inner power. And with it the whole plot turns into a whole different thing. And, in my opinion, for worse.
You can actually put the pieces together with all the information they give you and understand just what is going on. And it somehow makes sense. But this whole rock plot seems to appear almost out of nowhere. It almost looks like they started making the film and suddenly thought: "wow, this isn't that great. Let's just add something else to create a different story!". They achieved the "different", but it just ruined the film. Probably because the rest of the film looks very "realistic", when this fantasy element appears, it seems very out of place.
The rock, remember? Yeah, this rock apparently has some sort of powers that helps people themselves find their inner power. And with it the whole plot turns into a whole different thing. And, in my opinion, for worse.
You can actually put the pieces together with all the information they give you and understand just what is going on. And it somehow makes sense. But this whole rock plot seems to appear almost out of nowhere. It almost looks like they started making the film and suddenly thought: "wow, this isn't that great. Let's just add something else to create a different story!". They achieved the "different", but it just ruined the film. Probably because the rest of the film looks very "realistic", when this fantasy element appears, it seems very out of place.
