Review of Brainstorm (1983) by Francisco G — 20 Apr 2013
A sci-fi flick riddled with excellent ideas, executed rather well by the cast and interesting raw machines sfx and allucinations/first-person perspectives that is just too rigid on it's execution. The editing is so precise and analytical that makes it hard to follow these characters properly.
The pacing is a bit off at times and the last "heist" segment just didn't cut it for me. Given the troubled production this movie had going, it's no surprise that there's a whole "let's just finnish this quickly" vibe going by, which is a shame cause this had the potential to have something special going like, say, Altered States for a broader audience.
Missed opportunity.
This review of Brainstorm (1983) was written by Francisco G on 20 Apr 2013.
Brainstorm has generally received positive reviews.
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