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Somebody has said that the cinema of Atom Egoyan is akin to being underwater. That through Mr. Egoyan's eyes, the world is presented as surreal. It is interesting to note that in this genuinely creepy thriller nothing much happens in terms of violence. Here, once the first shot of the film is up on screen, you can feel Mr. Egoyan putting the screws to you. YOU know SOMETHING will happen, but Egoyan does not take the easy and rather tried-and-true way out. It is also interesting to note that this is a thriller in which hardly any of the shots are dark - Mr. Egoyan choosing to go against the grain and paint the film with color instead. This is something different and challenging!
Somebody has said that the cinema of Atom Egoyan is akin to being underwater. That through Mr. Egoyan's eyes, the world is presented as surreal. It is interesting to note that in this genuinely creepy thriller nothing much happens in terms of violence. Here, once the first shot of the film is up on screen, you can feel Mr. Egoyan putting the screws to you. YOU know SOMETHING will happen, but Egoyan does not take the easy and rather tried-and-true way out. It is also interesting to note that this is a thriller in which hardly any of the shots are dark - Mr. Egoyan choosing to go against the grain and paint the film with color instead. This is something different and challenging!