Review of Under the Silver Lake (2018) by Vickimage — 08 Sep 2019
This film has divided critics - some love it and some absolutely hate it - and they’re both right. The first part is clearly influenced by Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Vertigo, Altman’s The Long Goodbye with a dollop of Brian DePalma (particularly the score which is very Pino Donaggio).
But as the movie unfolds it heads into David Lynch territory and becomes more unhinged. In parts it is very juvenile (particularly the masturbation fetish it seems to have) and it could be accused of sexism (it outdoes Michael Bay films for its leering shots of women).
It is one of those movies that keeps you watching even when you’re wondering what the heck is going on and it has a lot of really memorable scenes - so that even if it doesn’t stack up and you write it off as a pretentious mess you won’t easily forget it (which can’t be said for a lot of Hollywood product these days).
This review of Under the Silver Lake (2018) was written by Vickimage on 08 Sep 2019.
Under the Silver Lake has generally received positive reviews.
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