An incredibly tight thriller—85 minutes—and until the finale it
feels like we’re pretty close to real time so it adds to the intimacy
Robert Yeoman as the director of photography—Wes Anderson’s guy—proof
here more that Wes Anderson is the genius as this looks like most Craven films
A true B-movie—fast
Cillian Murphy a great villain- one of two 2005 performances
along with Batman Begins – he has
those glassy blue eyes- terrifying
Sharp
dialogue—low average shot length as we bounce around on cell phone conversations
setting up the premise—economic
Rachel
McAdams is really strong here- the film relies heavily upon both her and Murphy
and she especially- is up to the challenge
A
different genre for Craven but at the end as he’s stalking her around the house
it’s very slasher-esque
An
awful ending with McAdams telling that couple at the hotel off and saying she
won’t drink any more Bay Breezes—yawn—jeopardizes a film that’s a fringe
recommendation anyways
Hi, Drake! What do you think about the A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream franchises? I’m not a big fan of the latter, but the first and third installments of Nightmare are certainly worth considering for the archives, no? The original film, especially, has some great music and imagery.
Hi, Drake! What do you think about the A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream franchises? I’m not a big fan of the latter, but the first and third installments of Nightmare are certainly worth considering for the archives, no? The original film, especially, has some great music and imagery.
@Pedro- I think the first film of both franchises are excellent- and in the archives. I owe the third installment another viewing.
Oh, they are? Sorry, didn’t notice it. Well… good! Then I guess Craven just didn’t make the top 250?
@Pedro- no problem– I think Craven would have been in the next 50 directors or so if I had kept going beyond 250