In
Dreams (1999)
Nope.
Water-logged drivel from Neil Jordan who drags Annette
Benning and Robert Downey Jr. down with him. At times,
we think the film is going to pull a coup, like the
extended midsection with a teenager transvestite. But
Jordan can never pull the desperate strings of all the
elements here together. It's like a macrame by a 4 year
old. Tangles and frayed ends.
Devon Borisoff should be applauded for his courage in
portraying a young man in the grips of dementia. His
portion of the film almost draws us into the whole scope
of the picture. But Jordan, who uses underwater photography
to the point of becoming a Jaques Cousteau documentary
on acid, can't keep the film cohesive. Nor can he keep
it from imploding under the weakness of it's plot's
infrastructure. The final straw is an ending, which
seems tacked on as if it were required by a "test" screening
audience's whim. At best, it's a rip-off of some sad
"Twilight Zone" script.
We could talk all day about the problems with the film,
but any other comment is merely applesauce.
Note:
With Dennis Boutsikaris, Aidan Quinn and Stephen Rea.
Produced by Stephen Wooley. Music by Elliot Goldenthal.
The huge water tanks used to create a town underwater
were also used in the production of "Titanic."
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Script:
F
Acting: B
Cinematography\Lighting: A
Special Effects\Make Up: A+
Music:
C
Final
Grade: D-
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