zack_appenzeller
Let's be fair. If you're here, you probably think 'Ink' is a phenomenal film (and it is), but you shouldn't approach this movie expecting something of equal caliber to that movie or anything other. This film is unique, beautiful, and down right mind-blowing (I'm also ashamed of myself I've waited so long to watch it). Give Winans the time to lay out his story, and I think you'll find yourself thinking about this movie for days after like I have. Absolutely worth the watch.
view_and_review
I would be lying if I said I completely understood this movie. No, I did not fully comprehend it but in this case I was OK with that. I was OK with it because 1.) I understood enough and 2.) it was well done. I have problems with movies that fail to be sensible enough or fail to explain enough of itself because it attempts to be artsy. This movie was definitely artistic but it was compelling in its artistic-ness.Imagine watching a program and following a character only to learn that the character was watching a program of your life and following you. That is an extremely brief synopsis of this movie as Alex (David Carranza) and Sam (Tiffany Mualem) watch one another's lives play out on screen.There are a lot of portentous moments and a pervasive somber mood that's established by the actors, their situations and the musical score. What mystery there is behind their phenomenon takes a back seat to your desire to seeing them finally meet. It is a nice drama/sci-fi with the emphasis on the drama.
altersaege
After watching Spin and Ink yesterday I have decided to go on with Winans and just finished this now. I felt it slow toward the end, but nevertheless never boring, at all. The opposite. Once again a unique, fascinating creation. There is that mysterious feeling of watching the reality being dissected, as I had it for the first time with Matrix (then Truman Show, 13th Floor, Existenz, and Stranger Than Fiction). And once again, like in Ink, I feel a kind of depth which goes behind the intellectual virtuosity of the Wachowsky, behind sci-fi, behind experimental cinema. I cannot describe it. Probably I am not supposed to. I just want to pay respect with this review.
Jess Slater
This was such a beautiful film and the amount of production value pulled off on such a low budget is stunning. I discovered this filmmaker through another great film entitled Ink and am pleased that the director is still doing amazing work. I don't want to spoil too much of this film so won't go into too many details but the two main characters don't know one another and connect in a very unusual way. Seeing how their stories progress with and without one another is very interesting and I couldn't wait to see what happened as it went on. The atmosphere of the film is unlike most films and the director has created an interesting and visual world for us to explore with these characters.The actors are wonderful and the writing gives them room to really let us see that they are lonely and hurting. Helping that along is a beautiful score and I really felt affection for these two characters and wanted everything to work out for them.As the film goes forward and we see more of what happens, we are absolutely pulled into these stories even more and I won't go into the specifics but it's where the film really shines in creativity and brings you imagery that I've never seen before. There are some things I didn't understand and am hoping repeat viewings will help clear them up. But it didn't take away from the overall film or the feelings I experienced while watching it. I look forward to another viewing.
AD
