Symbolic horrordrama about a relationship of two young artists heading for a storm. Lots of beautiful classical sounding music (double bass, violin and piano by The orange mighty trio), but it's used too much and too easily for my taste. The lovely scene at the end, with Swanberg reading a book on the couch at the end of the room and Sheil dancing half naked with a monster mask on, offers a welcome change in that with some whipping jungle disco music.
Many scenes take place within one static shot, but a lot of them couldn't convince me, acting- or dialogue-wise. The opening with Adams and Fessenden was the best one in that respect; it had a natural feel to it.
Swanberg does build up a decent story though, but horrorfilmfans will have to wait quite patiently, and even then... the horror wasn't all that great. The very end, Sheil doing her make-up and getting herself to cry, was pretty okay. And throughout the film, the scenes that have the grayish filter are nice ones, too - having somewhat of a nightmarish quality to them.
All in all lots of pluses and minuses. Maybe it's one to let simmer in the mind for a while, and try again later...
Many scenes take place within one static shot, but a lot of them couldn't convince me, acting- or dialogue-wise. The opening with Adams and Fessenden was the best one in that respect; it had a natural feel to it.
Swanberg does build up a decent story though, but horrorfilmfans will have to wait quite patiently, and even then... the horror wasn't all that great. The very end, Sheil doing her make-up and getting herself to cry, was pretty okay. And throughout the film, the scenes that have the grayish filter are nice ones, too - having somewhat of a nightmarish quality to them.
All in all lots of pluses and minuses. Maybe it's one to let simmer in the mind for a while, and try again later...