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Breathless (2012)



>>: C+

Upside Down (2012)

Originally Posted by _____V_____

A romance set in the period of the most amazing sci-fi concept you will ever get to see. Whoever thought of this ought to be given a separate award.

Also, the cinematography backing this concept is completely stunning and spell-binding, specially the shots where the two mountain peaks come close, and one where our hero falls from one ocean to another. If only the film & story could do justice to this brilliant concept, we had ourselves another Eternal Sunshine.

The two leads are great, but there's not much chemistry between them. To their credit, however, they give it their best shot. Kirsten Dunst is bright, Jim Sturgess is cheery and chirpy. The supporting cast do their job. There are flaws in the narrative, and minor flaws in the execution of the concept of the film, but those can be forgiven, for this is a true visual spectacle. Each conceptual frame of the film adds to the superb visual flavor and ambience that the film puts out though, so at times you are not bothered by what's going on in the story (and you are forgiven by that). The ending is abrupt, leaving plenty of questions unanswered (maybe a sequel will address this, but I doubt there will be one), but the parting shot of this film will make your jaw drop.
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Totally agree with V, brilliant concept with stunning sceneries but required a better treatment in execution. The thing is the idea of gravity & anti-gravity is always a very interesting concept to work on for any sci-fi lover & bit challenging to come up with a great story. Anyway, here they one thing for sure pretty convincingly managed to deliver is creating a fantastic world(s) with this concept which can be played with many other different ideas also other than being a premise for a cliched upper class-lower class love story. I'd rather love to see a high pace, intriguing sci-fi action-thriller where the romance part only added as a minor backdrop or side story. And so I like to believe there's still some great potential hidden in this Upside Down world which someone should utilize or at least give it a try to produce something everlasting sci-fi classics like Blade Runner or Total Recall.

>>: B+

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Hard-hitting and brutal. Both lead actors perform excellently but kudos to Naomi Watts for pulling off an extremely difficult role (probably THE role of her career so far). Some superb effects add to the grim, dark and tense atmosphere of the film, which fills you with immense foreboding, even though the beginning is a bit slow.

Highly recommended, even to the die-hard horror fans.


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Ditto, surprised to see it's got only one nomination in Oscar. One of the very best of 2012 for sure.