Review of Twixt (2011) by Keith A — 04 Aug 2013

With Twixt, Coppola painted a masterpiece with the finest oils to create an eerie dreamlike atmosphere and brilliant visual effects but then scribbled over the canvas with crayons. He had everything he needed to create another opus but seemed to rely to heavily on recreating his interrupted nightmare rather than using his vision as inspiration only and utilizing more of his conscious intuitions.

The old town setting was creepy but the leather clad vampires and motorcycles diluted the air of haunting timelessness. The green screen sequences were an interesting choice, suddenly adding a Sin City feel to the mix.

Using a literal (literally) character - Poe - as tour guide seemed amateur. As well, it dissolved all mystery as he simply gave Kilmer's Hall all the answers. Although the peppering of pulpy humour was appreciated there was so little of it that it seemed out of place and the decision to end the movie with that same silliness nailed the final stake in its coffin.

This could have been a black comedy cult classic or the best dramatic horror ever, given much more time, care and focus. Like Hall, just because you have an interesting idea and have some writing ability, it does not mean you will create a work that will warrant selling more than 30,000 copies.