One of the most intriguing and atmospheric opening sequences I’ve seen in a while. The first act’s slow pace, music, and cinematography betray a feel-good 80s horror that promises not to disappoint. And it doesn’t (to a certain extent)!
Writer/director Anthony Scott Burns has done his homework on sleep, dreams, and nightmares and carefully and patiently unfolds a narrative that will most definitely surprise you if you haven’t read anything about the plot. Positively or not, you are about to figure things out for yourselves.
The dream sequences are the most vividly and terrifyingly surrealistic images since Silent Hill (2006) and The Cell (2000) – the only Jennifer Lopez film I have gotten to enjoy. Jungian psychology, Escher’s portrayal of illusion, and Clive Barker’s horrifying vision of the human psyche’s darkness blend into one, bringing to life nightmares that make us question how our mind, consciously or not, interprets reason and how we understand and explain our fears.
David Cronenberg has been a tremendous influence on Canadian cinema, and Burns, having specialised in horror, adds his own personality and vision to intrigue you and get and maintain your undivided attention. In the end, I must say that I did get confused and found myself remorselessly scratching my head, and even though I love proper WTF endings, Come True runs out of steam before you start rolling your eyes in disbelief. Shame because I had nothing negative to say for the 2/3’s of the movie. I guess the denouement is the toughest part of the script.
P.S. Certainly, I am not the only one feeling like Riff came out of Hogwarts…
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