- Sensibility: The film twists reality with a lot of hallucination. This makes it hard in some instances to tell what is real and what is imagery, but that's the point.
- Cinematography: Framing, lighting, and production design are all excellent. A few moments with some odd cgi and a lot of repetition and cliche in some of the imagery takes away a bit from the film.
- Energy: The film is deeply unsettling with a frantic, manic feeling throughout. This chaos extends a bit longer than anticipated, and this extension wears on the viewing experience.
- Narrative: The written story itself is quite simple, with most of the storytelling achieved through imagery and subtleties. However, the lack of clarity throughout the film and the time-phasing play excellently into the uneasiness the film attempts to portray. The dialogue mess and haphazardness of the story are effective methods of conveying the troubles of the main character.
- T-Points: The film received three bonus points: one for some of the subtlety in Jennifer Lawrence's performance, like brushing a stairwell with her hand and spitting a beer out on the floor, one for a great moment with an explative while reading a children's book, and one
This is one of those movies that shows why some stories are meant for film. The visual direction is so strong that it communicates most of the story on its own.
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