Movie Review: Sublime
May 1st, 2008 by admin
- Director: Tony Krantz
- Genre: Horror/Thriller
- Year: 2007
I saw this just a couple of days ago and I am still pissed. Oh, I know I should have heeded the warning signs, such as the fact that it went straight to video. But it had Thomas Cavanagh (of Ed and Scrubs fame) and I like the guy. Plus, I saw the trailer and I have to admit it looked dark, it looked surreal, it looked twisted and sexy as all f#ck.
So I bit the damn hook and well, in the end I am feeling very disappointed, because after watching a pretty decent build up, with morbidly beautiful imagery and dark, gritty visuals, this movie ended up being one empty hole that parallels the “and then you wake up” cop out.
No, they do not literally do that on the movie and that is not the way it resolves, but as far as I am concerned, they may as well have. And I had read so much symbolism into it too, I was thinking this was going to be far more intelligent than it turned out to be, a cacophony of jumbled concepts and visuals that end up in discordant mess.
It has its promising points, some interesting character concepts, some racy and sexy scenes, some twisted concepts that tickle the sublime side of you…for sure, but it is also plagued by some bad acting, over complication of plot, lack of direction and an overall feel of “I just got ripped off”ness.
In the end, the one sex scene, the hot nurse and the nightmarish visuals are not enough to save this movie. Skip it.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Notes: Violence, language, adult situations, nudity, sexuality, disturbing imagery and bad special effects.