Nightmare

Whatever the artistic qualities of this film, I have to say that it has (at least) one redeeming point: it is a very interesting watch. One can only wander, what it would look like, had the director secured a hollywoodian budget for this project where poverty is occasionally visible, even though well masked. It is quite lynchian and just like with most every Lynch film, you find yourself enjoying the going-ons immensely, yet at the same time being deeply afraid that the ending will fail to produce a satisfactory solution. In this case, the film doesn't just end in coitus interruptus (a technique that makes Lynch very irritating) but does offer an 'instant satisfaction', that unrolls during the last 1 minute or so. Yet, as with all things instant, after the first rapture has evaporated, the whole thing seems somewhat silly and artificial. Nevertheless, the film captivated me, kept me guessing and was a very good way to spend 1,5 hours.

(2005) Nightmare HORROR

Co-written and directed by Dylan Bank that has an inspiring low budget film maker, Leon (J. Bloomrosen) gets deja vu after a wild party that includes booze and drugs, and a snuff murder occurs before him on screen after he wakes up, motivating him to reevaluate what happened! Low budget somewhat improvised horror film which does not make a whole lot of sense by the time you finish watching it.

And speaking of synopsis, what's up with movie database allowing an one line sentence to describe the entire plot of this movie when users like us need more than 500 characters.

Twists you will never imagine make every minute of this movie intriguing and fascinating to to watch. The acting is amazing and the director has creating a thrilling masterpiece. As you learn more about the characters in this film, things change, making you wonder if you were paying enough attention. Jason Scott Campbell is an amazing actor who keeps the level of intensity high as he winds his way through the maze of events in this film. You will be going between thinking he is the only sane one in the film to wondering how people could not know he is totally nuts. Or is it him? Or another director? Or the college professor? The cinematographer? Everyone is suspect at some time during the movie. This is one nightmare I would be screaming to wake up from.

I had the pleasure of viewing Bank's film at the Boston Underground Film Festival recently. The theater was packed, and the director was on hand for an introduction and Q & A, to which the audience was very receptive. This film is one of the best I've seen in a long time, and for a first feature, this film presents itself as a phenomenal work. The acting is excellent- the leads have won numerous awards at several festivals, as well as the film itself, and of course, Mr. Banks. The film has a touch of Lost Highway as well as American Psycho, and nearly from the start, you descend into a type of madness into which you cannot escape, because reality versus perhaps another plane of existence blur continuously until the bitter end. With a film as strong as this, I was surprised to learn how young the director is- it seems as if he's been doing this for at least a decade. Everything about the production is very professional- I would not be surprised if Lion's Gate picked this up for distribution and released it in theaters. I hope that happens. This is a film that deserves to be seen. It crawls under your skin in a perverse, horrific, and sexually exciting way. And I'm a film programmer myself. I should know. No matter what film snobs may say, this is an audience film and one that's very enjoyable and deserves to put this director on the map.

Despite my love to horror films and I watched a lot of them out there - I must admit, never saw such a imbecility before!

Wasted life time, if you watch this movie!

Compared to this, watching the 2005 house of wax, feels like watching an oscar premiered film, like gone with the wind!

No characterisation at all and only unsympathetic and mad individuals which make you no care for them at all.

Wants to be some kind of american psycho flick, but never accelerates it in a way where a real storytelling or tension unfolds.

2 points are for the nice female cast and a few great sunrise shots over downtown new york - the film itself is a zero for me.

A few of the ladies are shortly shown, but real eyecandy and nice to look at for the watchers and the only real highlights in this flick.