LeonLouisRicci
This was a Very Difficult Premise and could not be Fully Realised by the Script and Direction. The Central Theme of Face Blindness is Intriguing but Visually comes off as Muddled and Confusing. The Character's Changing Faces from Milla Jovovich's Perspective are so Fleeting as to leave the Audience more Confused than the Protagonist. This does not Bode Well for a Complex Thriller as the Viewer is in a Constant State of Flux trying to Figure Out who is who and what is what and Things get Lost Trying to Keep it all Straight. To be Kind it was a Killer of an Attempt but it just didn't Work. That Burden Weighed Down the Serial Killer Elements and the Tension was more Frustrating than Thrilling.It's not a Bad Movie Overall and if You can Stay with it and Manage to not be Thrown by all the Faces Fading in and out and can Keep it Together, it Might be a Rewarding and Interesting New Take on the Genre. The Handicapped Victim has been done before but is by No Means Overdone and this Effort was a Good Try but the Execution is just too Thin and the Complexities Overwhelm the Enjoyment. Worth a Watch but the Entertainment Quota will Require Effort.
incubus-0914
Often times I check the ratings on IMDb before I watch movies. If it's lower than five, I usually skip the movie. If it's five-something, I consider if it's worth. So this movie was on the border line. However I took a shot this time because I like Milla and was interested in the concept of this movie. Now I am glad that I actually watched this movie.I was really curious about how this movie would depict prosopagnosia. I expected that many characters' faces would be just blank or something like that. Despite my thought, this movie represents this disorder by using many actors for each character. Every time Anna (Milla) sees others faces, they look different. Once faces are out of her sight, they never look the same no matter how close the person is for Anna. It applied to even her own face. While washing her face, her face changes each time she looks at a mirror. I was very impressed by the way this movie describes prosopagnosia. It delivers the idea of how scary and uneasy living like her is to the audience.Some reviewers write that the problem of this movie is that it is too obvious who the killer is from the very beginning, but I don't think that's a problem because this movie doesn't attempt to keep it mysterious till the climax. The interesting part of this movie is Anna has no idea who the killer is although the audience knows who. The vulnerability which face blindness brings makes this movie thrilling. We can sense the killer is approaching Anna, but the face doesn't look like the killer's because some scenes are shown through Anna's filter. So it seems like the killer is talking to Anna but we don't really know it by looking at the scenes. It can be anyone else, maybe her boy friend or just a random guy.If your imagination is rich enough to put yourself in her shoes, you will enjoy this movie. It may be like finding a specific person who tries to kill you during masquerade. It sounds nearly impossible, doesn't it?7.5/10
FlashCallahan
Milla Jovovich plays a woman whom, after an encounter with a serial killer, injures herself and causes a condition where she cannot control her facial recognition.So only Julian McMahons beard, and ties being worn can help her.When a prolific actor or actress stars in a straight to DVD movie, you know that there must be problems, even ultraviolet had a cinema release.And there are huge problems with this movie, despite the concept being sound. The main problem is, they play this like a horror movie, whereas it could have worked much better as a thriller, an intelligent thriller, rather than having her guess who is who.The cast are okay, but look so out of place, and for the most part, McMahon looks really embarrassed to be this, and on occasion, Jovovich looks and acts like a cyborg.Its aiming for the whodunit crowd, but this would have been made in 1992 with Michael Douglas and Madeleine Stowe.But when you think about if, it was made in the nineties.Has anyone seen Blink, or Jennifer 8?Pointless.
Stanjaudit
A very good movie. Tense, thrilling and sensational. Script and directing was good. Some folks felt that Milla Jovoich can't act. It's beyond me why some people want to beat up on some actors so bad. That's like saying John Wayne or Clint Eastwood can't perform or are one dimensional. Come on folks actors are professionals and put their time into it as they know their job is to entertain us. In the case of this movie the rare disease that Anna suffered, Milla Jovoich would've spent time learning about it and how people cope with it. After all she was one of the Executive Producers of this movie. She is serious about her business and the roles she takes on. Faces in the Crowd is no exception.
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