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you would be forgiven for thinking this is yet another in a long list of c-rate films where nic cage turns in an unhinged performance in exchange for his name on the poster making the producers back their budget in sales.
but nothing could be further from the truth.
you might then look at the director, alex proyas, and try to place the film based on his work. i've been a fan of his since his first feature, the wonderfully-moody, visually-spectacular adaptation of the crow. that film became overshadowed by the death of its star, but proyas upped the ante with his noir/sci-fi/mystery, dark city, a few years later. an underappreciated gem, it seemed to indicate that proyas would become a genre master, but sadly the studios pushed him to make big sci-fi schlock rather than smaller, thoughtful genre films and his career stalled out. (he is now mostly putting really great short films out on his own youtube channel! check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucyo7h2sozjrah8bhyoxtghw)
but knowing mostly isn't in the "visual spectacle" camp you may expect with proyas, and doesn't really feature a wild cage either. for most of the runtime, both of them turn in measured, restrained work that gradually builds a sense of mystery as this becomes a thriller that apparently has only sci-fi leanings.
i don't want to spoil much more than that, but i will say i would understand people coming to the film expecting one thing and not liking what they got. it's a real journey from the start to the end, and i would understand people finding the tones and genres not working together. i found it all blended with craft and purpose, like a great stephen king novel, but i get it. the visual techniques alone are bombastic at a couple of key points, and the simple fact is that you can't tell a story about life, death, and the universe without getting into some trippy visuals. so if you're not willing to accept that, this movie will not be for you.
if you are however, there's a lot to like here. great performances, including from some kid actors, some amazingly-lit scenes, great long shots and dolly camera work, and a compelling soundtrack. the characters sometimes make annoying decisions, but i believed it was because those characters really would make those decisions, so i'm fine with that. small price to pay for legitimately not knowing (heh) where the movie was going most of the time. in the end, it's a movie that could start some heady discussions, so i'd give this a strong recommend as a date-night watch.
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