Review of Visitors (2014) by Thedrauch — 07 Dec 2014
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH It's over at last! holy moly this is a languid slow-burning art house movie! I called it, mid-film that Philip Glass was the composer. The score is so minimal it hurts, it feels claustrophobic, which I don't think was intended.
The imagery is both beautiful to behold and stiflingly monochromatic. I was transfixed at some stretches, and bored to death at others. The attempt to tie an encompassing theme into this about how technology fixates us is so heavy-handed, yet also SO ambiguous.
Nothing really comes together into a wholesome product. These images and their sometimes lack of cohesive details ultimately lead to more of an alienating effect than an arresting one. It's gosh-darn silly at points.
I don't really know what to think. This movie was and wasn't a waste of my time.
This review of Visitors (2014) was written by Thedrauch on 07 Dec 2014.
Visitors has generally received mixed reviews.
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