The writing is very good. This is a terrifying thriller with an appropriate name.
Servillo has made such an odd stylistic choice for the interior spaces in this film. They don't resemble anything usual or commonplace I've seen in Italy while I lived there or in my various travels to the country. The symbolism of the red interiors in Linda's and the Lai apartments clamors for attention but I find it unnecessary and distracting from the story's credibility. The same applies to the fleas on Bunny's pillow or any other interior in the film.
Dustin Hoffman is excellent as always. I like the choice to do a film in 2 languages. I think it resembles the globalized culture we are becoming. There are immigrants and emigrants in almost every country and this movie reflects it as an incidental issue. It is also reflected in the surnames of the characters and the doctors at the hospital.
Did the movie wow me? No. But I can't say I found it predictable. The small parts of predictability were indeed obscured by the labyrinth.
Servillo has made such an odd stylistic choice for the interior spaces in this film. They don't resemble anything usual or commonplace I've seen in Italy while I lived there or in my various travels to the country. The symbolism of the red interiors in Linda's and the Lai apartments clamors for attention but I find it unnecessary and distracting from the story's credibility. The same applies to the fleas on Bunny's pillow or any other interior in the film.
Dustin Hoffman is excellent as always. I like the choice to do a film in 2 languages. I think it resembles the globalized culture we are becoming. There are immigrants and emigrants in almost every country and this movie reflects it as an incidental issue. It is also reflected in the surnames of the characters and the doctors at the hospital.
Did the movie wow me? No. But I can't say I found it predictable. The small parts of predictability were indeed obscured by the labyrinth.