The first -
time feature director attempts to merge the mundane with the unbelievable in a way that leaves both kind of flat.
Not exact matches
Extras: The Blu - ray includes quite a few extra
features, including a detailed, if at
times kind of lethargic commentary by
director Lloyd; three interlocked featurettes detailing the stage genesis of the property, the vocal training of the actors (including a laugh out loud segment showing the largely incompetent Firth
attempting «dance moves»), as well as the source ABBA music; another featurette detailing the making of «Lay Your Love on Me,» a duet between Seyfried and Dominic Cooper that becomes a bit of a production number; deleted scenes (including the cut musical number «The Name of the Game») and a music video of «Gim me!
There is also a new
feature length commentary with Adrienne Barbeau, who played Maggie, discussing her memories of the film with
director of photography Dean Cundey, who credits Carpenter's vision for being so ahead of its
time in even
attempting to create a (seemingly large) whole different world on the tiny budget of an independent film.
The whole thing looks and feels like an extended episode of some Starz series, and you almost get the sense that first -
time feature film
director Aleksander Bach is
attempting to ape the Resident Evil movies, another franchise with bad writing, silly action and only the most tenuous connection to the video games that inspired it.