Review of The Tesseract (2004) by Ross T — 27 Apr 2008

Based on Alex Garlands second novel this film really disappoints. The interweaved story was always going to be difficult to film but strangely bringing together the different elements and characters works quite well. The problem is the lacklustre performance and directing. The characters donâ??t draw you in therefore you donâ??t feel anything for them. Sean comes across as an idiot where he should have been a loveable rogue. Rosa should be a kind compassionate person with an overbearing sadness but is actually a little creepy. Wit could have been an unfortunate child doing what he has to in order to survive but is a just lying, thieving little bastard. The photography is suitably stylised as you would expect from Oxide Pang and the hotel perfectly dingy but the Bangkok location is not really exploited asking the question why move the setting from Manila as it was in the book.

In short interesting storey but read the book and donâ??t bother with the film.