The cinematography was amazing, especially
near the end of the film during a mirror sequence very reminiscent to Bruce Lee's Game of Death.
Not exact matches
During an early screening
of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick 2012, which opens today, laughter erupted in the audience
near the
end of the
film thanks to corny dialogue and maudlin scenes (among the biggest guffaw getters: a father tries to reconnect with his estranged son on the telephone, only to have the son's house destroyed just before he could say anything).
For a student
film (Parker worked on this
during his time at the University
of Colorado) it's really professionally cast, the effects aren't altogether sloppy, and the plot, though sporadic
near the
end, actually has a resounding action, and is historically accurate though stretched to involve dark comedy.
I enjoy strange
films as much as the next guy, and although Dreamcatcher starts off in fine fashion, it gets more surreal as the
film nears the halfway point, until it finally goes off
of the deep
end during what is supposed to be an exciting climax.
Outside
of some memorably disturbing images, there's very little to keep one interested in the story, and even
during a particularly well - crafted chase scene
near the
end of the
film, it still remains somewhat unexciting.