Paying blatant homage to films like Maniac, Bad Lieutenant and Taxi Driver, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE starts off raw and mesmerizing but ends on a flaccid note.
It comes off like a college-level production, rife with college-level writing, acting and go nowhere storytelling. It’s as one-note as they come and nothing more.
A dazzling convergence of the old with the new; one that’s sure to leave your mind jellied and your body a bit rattled by the final plunge into sable, time-tearing space.
This version of DEATH WISH is nowhere near as terrible as some are making it out to be, but it is incredibly forgettable. So maybe that’s worse.
We take a look at director Xavier Gens' latest offering COLD SKIN, adapted from a Catalan novel written by Albert Sanchez Pinol.
