The 4th Dimension (2006)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Tom Mattera
David Mazzoni

Writers:

Tom Mattera (writer)
David Mazzoni (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A meditative examination into the mind of an introverted genius who becomes obsessed with solving the complexity of time.

Plot:

Jack is a loner confined to a workbench in the back of an antique shop. When a mysterious woman presents...

Plot Keywords:

2000s | Schizophrenia | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Hallucination | Number In Title

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Louis Morabito	...	Jack Emitni
Miles Williams	...	Young Jack
Karen Peakes	...	Amanda Emitni
Kate LaRoss	...	Michelle
Suzanne Inman	...	Emma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregg Almquist	...	Einstein
Brian Bruno	...	Science Teacher
Colleen Daly	...	Young Emma
Shaun Daly	...	Silhoutted Figure
Damian DiFlorio	...	Student
Chelsea Duke	...	Student
Alexis Eckman	...	Student
Abe Goodhart	...	Charles
Andy Hassan	...	Guard
Zach Hossler	...	Student
Shannon Lambert-Ryan	...	Ms. Cohen
Hannah Lane	...	Student
Louis Lippa	...	Otto
Travis Lowe	...	Student
Tom Mattera	...	Mental Patient
David Mazzoni	...	Young Charles
Taylor Parrinello	...	Student
Brittany Romano	...	Student
Gene Ruppel	...	Math Teacher
Teri Shaffer	...	Student
Kaitlyn Shappell	...	Student
Andrew Speitel	...	Student
Ruth Leon Weiman	...	Mrs. Reiker

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (5.1 surround) | Stereo (2.0)

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Geez, only ONE comment so far...???

That surprised me all right; I would have thought that at least this film would provoke more reaction / discussion. Okay, the other guys comments are a TAD harsh... The substance of I guess I agree, but I think it could've been put a little better.

First off, Definitely an 'A' for visuals and for the DP! Absolutely! And, except for the EXTREMELY annoying and COMPLETELY distracting audio during the first half of the film (MAN, the microphones sounded like they were implanted in the actors' larynx for God's sake! You could hear EVERY bloody smack of their lips and tongues. HORRIBLY distracting from the film mate, sorry! Also EVERY bloody sound, footstep, box scraping across a surface, key in a lock, DAMN! WAAAAAAAAY to loud in the mix man. Terribly detracting from the film...) the actual soundtrack and background ambient sound was GREAT! VERY Lynchian. (Sorry about the worlds longest parenthetical insertion there : ) BUT! And it is a BIG BUT like Mariah Carrey's, sadly those of us who totally LOVE films like this or ones that look and sound like these, do indeed expect a bit more substance. In other words Lynch's stuff no matter how way out always seems to have at least SOME kind of internal harmony or outworking logic of the subconscious, that gives it some kind of visceral 'weight'. However, sort of along the lines of the other reviewer here, the net effect I feel in my lowly and wretched opinion, is just sort of an 'aimlessness'. You really did honestly NAIL it in many places; I mean, most film makers can't even come close to that as you did. My most humble suggestion is that if you are going mainly for the complete ART look and feel, in other words a COMPLETELY abstract or surreal film, then I believe you need to dress it up a bit more with stronger mood enhancers, a la a tiny bit more visual manipulation / style.

I think what I'm trying to say is, if you're gonna keep it all subtle and low key with long drawn out passages like Lynch for example, then you need to give the mood and atmosphere a bit more punch. If you wanna emphasize the narrative a bit more then, as the first reviewer was putting across in his sledgehammer way, I would say, try to come up with a bit more substance. That's about the only way I can put it, for what that's worth..

But, you absolutely held our attention for the most part with the look and feel and for the most part the sound of your captivating film. But, I do feel that there IS indeed genius there, lurking about in that creative mind of yours. Just a couple of very small things, if I may... One, I personally would not have had the clock that he finally fixed come crashing down onto the floor. Very jarring to the overall mood of the film and I honestly did not feel it contributed anything, instead it detracted from what you had worked so hard to construct. Secondly, him throwing that extended fit at the end also I felt took away from the smooth ambiance that you had created throughout the film. Those are the only 'glaring' things I would personally have taken out, oh, and the INFINITELY annoying exaggerated sound of the peoples voices and other mundane sounds during the first half. Your sound editor must've been doing some SERIOUS crack during the first half, is all I can figure : ) So, that's why I only gave it a 5, sorry about that :( Those detracting elements took away from what easily could have been a 10! (In my uneducated and likely unneeded opinion : ) But, all in all, VERY nice effort and LOTS of good creative imagery; I absolutely LOVED the ambient background sound, sort of the low key 'industrial' sound you usually hear in Lynch films. Keep up the good work mate! If you wish to write and comment personally, please do so; I THINK my e'mail address is listed here...