Review of 7 Splinters in Time (2018) by Bcnu1138 — 20 Jul 2018

This movie is sure to receive lots of bad reviews as it's an original, non-formulaic effort, as was George Lucas' THX1138 when it first came out. THX also received ghastly reviews originally, but eventually became an acknowledged classic.

7 Splinters is one of the most surreal movies I've ever seen, reminding me of the German Expressionist films of the last century, and the work of Maya Deren. This was a thoroughly unique movie experience and I would encourage the viewer to approach it with an open mind.

My wife and I enjoyed it greatly and though it seems rather disjointed (appropriately considering the subject matter) it does achieve a kind of coherence by the end. I rate it a 10 for it's fantastic narrative, visual, soundtrack originality, noir/expressionist sensibility, and it's eventual (and perhaps unexpected) coherence by the conclusion.

Ironically (on a personal note) it also features one of my favorite now-classic cars of all time, which fits perfectly into the dreamlike visual milieu of the film.