You're Driving Me Crazy (1990)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michel Wachniuc

Writers:

Robert Rufo (writer)
George Slobonzian (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Photo Model | Anthology | Mental Hospital

Cast

Laird Evans	...	Michael
Louis Valere	...	Ambulance Attendant
Jan Stychalsky	...	Ambulance Attendant (as John Stychalski)
Pascale Devigne	...	Nurse
Norman Fell	...	Doctor 'F'
Victoria Barkoff	...	Doctor 'J' / Mother
Robert Ozores	...	Doctor 'A' (as Robert Ozares)
Kahil Karn	...	Matt
Madeleine Dominique	...	Stephanie
Dennis St John	...	Father
Robert Pierson	...	Drunk
Jackie Sage	...	Wife
CoraLee Duchesne	...	Aunt
Attila Bertalan	...	Frank
Andrea Sadler	...	Rudy (as Andrea L. Sadler)

Runtime:

Australia:83 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Whalen Castravelli Productions

Astonishingly Inept

First, a disclaimer: I saw this on TV, so I may be referring to a shortened or bowdlerized version. That said, I can't imagine what a coherent cut of the movie would look like.

Now. I was in the middle of drafting out a detailed review of this movie when I realized it was neither necessary nor worthwhile to review it. While I do not regret having seen it, I would not recommend it to anyone. It is simply not a good film. The first segment is flat-out bad; the second is an interesting concept poorly developed; the third is a mixture of good and bad which might have fared well on its own, but is impotent within the anthology format.

The entire film is characterized by lacklustre acting, bad editing, and probably bad writing (though I suspect the original script got savaged in the cutting room). The characters' dialogue is on the nose even as their motivations are off the wall.

The segments are crowded with pointless minor characters, unexplained incidents, and unnecessary comic relief, but skimp on plot, characterization, and appropriate visual style. The wraparound is worse still, full of arch, unfunny dialogue, and with a Surprise Ending that's certainly unexpected, but somehow isn't a surprise.

I saw this on a local TV station's late show, where I've also seen the conventional horror movie "Bleeders" and the charming romance "A Business Affair." Neither of those are particularly good movies, but both are miles above this one. What were the filmmakers thinking?