Review of The Keep (1983) by Nikolai E — 23 May 2008

I've now seen this movie, and I still refuse to believe it exists. And it's such a Michael Mann movie! Every light bulb is flared and overexposed, and there's a thirty second shot of nothing but a BOAT! NEVER CHANGE, MICHAEL! I won't say it lives up to its concept, but what could it do but fall short of the greatest premise ever devised? What I don't understand is how I've never heard of it, it's the kind of thing cult audiences live for.

Between the hazardous levels of fog in every shot, the awesome Tangerine Dream soundtrack that oscillates between pitch-perfect and hilariously inappropriate, the cheesily impressive special effects and the general on-a-shoestring feel of the whole thing, this should be on regular rotation at midnight screenings.

See it if you can.