Rabbit (2017) follows a woman who suffers from odd visions of her twin sister who disappeared. She peruses these visions to a desolate caravan park. This film didn't really have an original concept to begin with, but mostly wasn't engaging or gripping and I was very underwhelmed.
Firstly, the sound design was way too abrupt, messy and got obnoxious really quickly. The mixing was very poor, I found myself having to switch up the volume when characters were speaking and then quickly switch it down when the score played which was a massive distraction.
The characters weren't set up well and no performances stood out to me as the acting was somewhat basic. However, I do respect the main actress for playing both twins as that can't have been easy.
The visuals and cinematography were fairly average and I feel like the film really needed to experiment with these elements as it could've improved it a LOT. The movie just wasn't artistic enough to work as a slow-burn as there was absolutely nothing for the viewer to pay attention to. But, the vision scenes, although not long, were eerie and showed potential.
Lastly, this takes us on to the pacing. It was a very slow film, which wouldn't be too bad however it wasn't engaging and the sense of mystery wasn't strong therefore I just didn't care. There was a serious issue with the pacing and narrative, I had no idea what was going on through most of the film. It dragged and lost me quickly, with no satisfying payoff.
Firstly, the sound design was way too abrupt, messy and got obnoxious really quickly. The mixing was very poor, I found myself having to switch up the volume when characters were speaking and then quickly switch it down when the score played which was a massive distraction.
The characters weren't set up well and no performances stood out to me as the acting was somewhat basic. However, I do respect the main actress for playing both twins as that can't have been easy.
The visuals and cinematography were fairly average and I feel like the film really needed to experiment with these elements as it could've improved it a LOT. The movie just wasn't artistic enough to work as a slow-burn as there was absolutely nothing for the viewer to pay attention to. But, the vision scenes, although not long, were eerie and showed potential.
Lastly, this takes us on to the pacing. It was a very slow film, which wouldn't be too bad however it wasn't engaging and the sense of mystery wasn't strong therefore I just didn't care. There was a serious issue with the pacing and narrative, I had no idea what was going on through most of the film. It dragged and lost me quickly, with no satisfying payoff.