Anamorph (2007)

Director:

Henry Miller

Writers:

Henry Miller (writer)
Tom Phelan (writer)

Release Date:

5 August 2008 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Madness. Mayhem. Mutilation. The masterwork of a serial killer.

Plot:

A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Painting | New York | Art | Morgue

Cast

Willem Dafoe	...	Stan Aubray
Scott Speedman	...	Carl Uffner
Don Harvey	...	Michael C.
James Rebhorn	...	Chief Lewellyn Brainard
Peter Stormare	...	Blair Collet
Amy Carlson	...	Alexandra Fredericks
Yul Vazquez	...	Jorge 'George' Ruiz
Clea DuVall	...	Sandy Strickland
Samantha MacIvor	...	Crystal
Billy Wheelan	...	Young Man
Paz de la Huerta	...	Young Woman
Desiree Casado	...	Teenage Checkout Girl (as Desiree F. Casado)
Robert C. Kirk	...	Heavy-Set Detective
Robin Goldsmith	...	Stone-Faced Detective
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Diner Waitress

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing grisly images, some violence and language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Kamala Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stan meets his former partner, he rolls down the window of his car on the passenger's's side. During this scene the height of he window is changes in every shot.

Quotes:

Stan: I used to touch things all the time when I'm down.
Sandy Strickland: That's why you’re good at what you do.

waste of time

you must be seeing my comments over many films under Evren Buyruk ..I am off to make another comment over a movie that is not even worth a minute of talking though..This film is basically two hours of Dafoe's character drinking himself - nearly literally - to death. The only surprise in this film is that you didn't have enough clues or character knowledge to be surprised. It was just a grim, sad waste of time.

Willem Dafoe is excellent actor. Peter Stormare is an excellent actor. But this film just sucked. Slow doesn't make the movie bad, it was just bad. The sketchy plot mixed with artistic ramblings of anamorphic detail aren't cohesively drawn together in a meaningful way for a plot except to highlight some gore which is illustrated from several perspectives, finally at the end. I really appreciate the artistic vision, but as entertainment, it put me to sleep. (Seriously, I fell asleep and had to re-watch the film - which was even more disappointing.) I generally don't like to make negative comments or reviews on the works of others, even when they suck, but this film warranted one. It's just too bad that these great actors were shamed with this end result.