Review of In Dreams (2013) by Stuart K — 16 Apr 2013

Directed by Neil Jordan (The Company of Wolves (1984), The Crying Game (1992) and Interview with the Vampire (1994)), this is a tense psychological horror-thriller he co-wrote with Withnail and I's Bruce Robinson, (who later disowned the film), adapted from Bari Wood's 1993 novel Doll's Eyes, this is a tense film which has an unusual tone, and some good visuals.

It might be schlocky and a bit confused, but it is a good idea for a film. In Massachussets, illustrator Claire Cooper (Annette Benning) has had weird dreams, but she's in a happy marriage to pilot husband Paul (Aidan Quinn), and they have a daughter, Rebecca (Katie Sagona).

However, after Rebecca is kidnapped and found brutally murdered, Claire has a breakdown, and she begins to have dreams where a missing child is being held captive, and murdered. Fearing for his wife's sanity, Paul has Claire sent to a mental institution, where she's examined by Dr.

Silverman (Stephen Rea), but while there, Claire discovers some disturbing facts about a former patient, Vivian Thompson (Robert Downey, Jr.) It's not as bad as what some critics made it out to be at the time, it's actually very well made, and there's some lovely cinematography on display from Darius Khondji, but the film is worth it for Downey, Jr's extended cameo, where he goes absolutely insane, and that makes the film.