I first watched this movie when I hadn't yet heard of the terrible ratings by most critics, and when I finally did look up the ratings, I was dumbfounded for a moment. Yes, this is not a perfect movie, and if you hate logical inconsistencies or borderline incomprehensible character behavior, this one probably isn't for you.
Well, what does it have going for it, then?
For once, atmosphere. The visuals are amazing throughout, drawing us into the action and, in my case, making me forget to even think about whether the plot was making much sense. I first started questioning some of the movie's logic when I watched it for the third time.
The second part of the atmosphere is the music. Almost all of the music was adapted from the video games, and I would argue some of the best atmosphere comes from the shots with no dialogue, where the pieces have our full attention.
The second major thing it has going for it is the concept of the story and way it tackles questions like: What makes people evil?
While the movie is certainly confusing (as has been argued by many reviewers), digging deeper into the movie and why certain things appear the way they do makes the movie richer and doesn't take away from it (an important feat in my opinion, especially when it comes to rewatchability) - however, this only goes for digging deeper into the concept, not so much the story we're presented, that sometimes feels too truthful to video game logic, even though the movie doesn't adapt the story of either of the.games.
I recommend to give the movie a watch despite what critics have said and written about it. It's a movie I espect to polarize - if the atmosphere and the nexus of the plot manage to immerse you in a sufficient manner, you're most probably going to enjoy it and even go out of the movie with this wonderful feeling of having seen something special.
If the atmosphere doesn't captivate you enough, if your thoughts get stuck in the plot more than in what's going on below the surface, you'll wonder what's going on at times.
Well, what does it have going for it, then?
For once, atmosphere. The visuals are amazing throughout, drawing us into the action and, in my case, making me forget to even think about whether the plot was making much sense. I first started questioning some of the movie's logic when I watched it for the third time.
The second part of the atmosphere is the music. Almost all of the music was adapted from the video games, and I would argue some of the best atmosphere comes from the shots with no dialogue, where the pieces have our full attention.
The second major thing it has going for it is the concept of the story and way it tackles questions like: What makes people evil?
While the movie is certainly confusing (as has been argued by many reviewers), digging deeper into the movie and why certain things appear the way they do makes the movie richer and doesn't take away from it (an important feat in my opinion, especially when it comes to rewatchability) - however, this only goes for digging deeper into the concept, not so much the story we're presented, that sometimes feels too truthful to video game logic, even though the movie doesn't adapt the story of either of the.games.
I recommend to give the movie a watch despite what critics have said and written about it. It's a movie I espect to polarize - if the atmosphere and the nexus of the plot manage to immerse you in a sufficient manner, you're most probably going to enjoy it and even go out of the movie with this wonderful feeling of having seen something special.
If the atmosphere doesn't captivate you enough, if your thoughts get stuck in the plot more than in what's going on below the surface, you'll wonder what's going on at times.