I am personally shocked by the underwhelming reviews for this movie. It has become one of my favorites and I have re-watched it many times. I even bought the dvd to always have it on hand. It is a movie That I've showed all of my friends and they all love it. I don't recall this movie being talked about, and I don't remember seeing any advertising. I only knew about it because I am a Cronenberg fan.
If you are a fan of Bruce Wagner, the screenwriter, and enjoy his sense of humor this would be a movie for you. It has such a uniquely dark sense of humor. I understand how this is not a movie for everyone. Personally I hope this movie goes down as a cult classic one day. I often feel sorry for people who haven't watched it especially if you are a big Cronenberg fan as I am. Julianne Moore is incredible. As is John Cusack. So many quotable lines and iconic scenes. A movie that makes no sense in our reality. And in order to enjoy it you have to surrender and immerse yourself into the reality this movie exists in. Where ghosts are real. Characters have deep human trauma. Mental illness. Hallucinations.
Sit down, forget reality- open your mind. See where it takes you.
If you are a fan of Bruce Wagner, the screenwriter, and enjoy his sense of humor this would be a movie for you. It has such a uniquely dark sense of humor. I understand how this is not a movie for everyone. Personally I hope this movie goes down as a cult classic one day. I often feel sorry for people who haven't watched it especially if you are a big Cronenberg fan as I am. Julianne Moore is incredible. As is John Cusack. So many quotable lines and iconic scenes. A movie that makes no sense in our reality. And in order to enjoy it you have to surrender and immerse yourself into the reality this movie exists in. Where ghosts are real. Characters have deep human trauma. Mental illness. Hallucinations.
Sit down, forget reality- open your mind. See where it takes you.