There were quite a few questionable elements in Amok which made me wonder how they could have transpired without anyone noticing.
To wit: In the beginning of the film, the novelist Krystian was in a room in his house carving up a woman like a Thanksgiving turkey while the rest of his family was ignorant of it. How could that be? How'd he sneak the woman in? I thought for a moment his wife was in on it because of some kind of strange agreement they'd made.
I was also hoping the film delved more into this carved-up woman, who she was, etc., but alas, that entire subplot was abandoned.
Generally speaking, the all-around acting in the film was solid as well as the cinematography. Poland sure looks good, especially scenes of the sea.
In the end, imho, Amok seemed disjointed and could have benefitted from a tighter, more coherent editing. As it stands, it's still watchable, but it's no big deal if you miss it.
To wit: In the beginning of the film, the novelist Krystian was in a room in his house carving up a woman like a Thanksgiving turkey while the rest of his family was ignorant of it. How could that be? How'd he sneak the woman in? I thought for a moment his wife was in on it because of some kind of strange agreement they'd made.
I was also hoping the film delved more into this carved-up woman, who she was, etc., but alas, that entire subplot was abandoned.
Generally speaking, the all-around acting in the film was solid as well as the cinematography. Poland sure looks good, especially scenes of the sea.
In the end, imho, Amok seemed disjointed and could have benefitted from a tighter, more coherent editing. As it stands, it's still watchable, but it's no big deal if you miss it.