A movie about the real - life 1971 Stanford prison experiment could have been sadistic and unwatchable, director Kyle Patrick Alvarez's clinical approach focuses on realism and
psychological drama rather than on thrills.
Not exact matches
Invoking both Hitchcock's grasp of
psychological drama and Spielberg's genre storytelling precision, producer JJ Abrams and first - time director Dan Trachtenberg don't so much forge a followup to but
rather adopt as a reference point the 2008 found - footage monster movie Cloverfield.
Yet, the film plays out with little sense of requisite suspense that made the first Psycho such a great film, and many of the scenes, including the murders, play out as if they were made for a
psychological drama,
rather than in a scary horror flick or tense, nail - biting thriller.
Personal Shopper is more of a
psychological drama about loneliness and grief
rather than a frightening ghost story.
As she is trying to cope with her loss and searching for a sign of her brother's presence, it becomes clear that Personal Shopper is more of a
psychological drama about loneliness and grief
rather than a frightening ghost story.
Despite its attempts to construct itself as a crime
drama and
psychological thriller,
rather than exploit a pontificating agenda to appeal a more balanced audience, Captive remains an unsatisfactory account of a notorious real - life event that made headlines around the world, owing to the phenomenal spiritual awakening of a cold - blooded murderer and rapist.