Polarizing Picture...It's Up To You

Rating: 8/10 (4 December 2012)

There is much to look at and admire in this Sci-Fi Noir that takes place in a netherworld of mind control and Alien intervention. The overwhelming visuals vibrate at a frequency other than our own. This is a creepy and rich evocation of the evacuation of ourselves and our senses.
The story thread of a serial killer is brought on and virtually ignored as things unfold in this Universe of upheaval. There is some confusing and rather vacant elements that can leave the viewer perplexed and frustrated, but one can be taken in by all the stunning staging and sophisticated scenery, and once there, it is a difficult return to normalcy.
It is poorly acted for the most part and the characters are uninvolved to say the least. But it is the landscape of lunacy and nightmarish predicaments that pervade and if you are along for the ride the stiff actors and the elusive elements can be ignored and one can become swept up in its canvas of the surreal.
The bizarre is the beat here and it is such a conglomerate of style over execution, it cannot be denied that this has an impact and can be regarded as one of those trips to the subconscious where only some things have a relevance and others are there in defiance of our cognition.
This is one of those movies that is polarizing and not for all tastes. It can be quite an exhilarating experience or a monumental bore, pretentious, and ponderous. You decide.