Having read the book a year ago, I was hotly awaiting this silver screen adaptation of such a thrilling short story that floored me upon my first read. While I appreciate what Charlie brought to the table here, I'm loathed to say that he was somehow both the best and worst pick to direct this movie. The best as the man really excels at telling mind bending, experimental, psych-based arthouse movies. He's also the worst because he strays far too much into the pretentious side with this telling, and a lot of the punch and sting of the book is lost. Still, the movie is quite captivating, and if you're after a diverse palette of thriller, horror, drama and mood piece all in one movie,(and you're more than comfortable with lathargicly paced cinema) you'll be more than satiated with this picture.
I would HIGHLY recommend the book over this; it's much more enthralling while maintaining the weird and creepy vibe that comes with a mental thriller.
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Having read the book a year ago, I was hotly awaiting this silver screen adaptation of such a thrilling short story that floored me upon my first read. While I appreciate what Charlie brought to the table here, I'm loathed to say that he was somehow both the best and worst pick to direct this movie. The best as the man really excels at telling mind bending, experimental, psych-based arthouse movies. He's also the worst because he strays far too much into the pretentious side with this telling, and a lot of the punch and sting of the book is lost.
Still, the movie is quite captivating, and if you're after a diverse palette of thriller, horror, drama and mood piece all in one movie,(and you're more than comfortable with lathargicly paced cinema) you'll be more than satiated with this picture.
I would HIGHLY recommend the book over this; it's much more enthralling while maintaining the weird and creepy vibe that comes with a mental thriller.