What I Liked: The
performances by Sam Neill (Event Horizon),
Isabelle Adjani (The Driver) and
Heinz Bennent are totally in-fuckin’-sane.
They were committed absolutely.
Every scene is filled with so much emotion, physical self-abuse and lots
and lots of primal out-of-body yelling.
This is the reason to see the movie.
Most of the ballsy camera moves work where it’ll spin around
at different speeds, go to strange angles and ride out a scene until the bitter
end.
The look of this is everyday cinematic which is a new term
I’m coining. Nothing about the lighting,
exposure, art or production design is beyond the normal boundaries of what you
see in your everyday life. But it’s a
damn pretty and crisp version of how you might see everyday life. (This isn’t to say the plot elements and
character actions are ho hum everyday shit, all of that is entirely abnormal)
Overall Impressions:
Possession is notorious for being
difficult to pin down. Is it
horror? Is it straight drama? Is it fantasy? I’m not sure myself. There are certainly elements of horror sprinkled
throughout but it doesn’t really feel like a horror movie. Is this woman possessed by the devil or is
she simply out of her goddamn mind? The
title implies there’s a demon involved and sure, there are wiggly slimy alien
creatures to be found, but then again the picture could only be about divorce
or falling out of love with someone. Or
this lady could actually be having an affair with Satan. However you wanna see it.
Seriously though the acting is some of the craziest and best
I’ve ever seen. Everyone’s all in. And if you’re daring enough to check it out
proceed at your own risk. Shit’s gonna
get pretty out there for a little while.
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