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Meander

Original title: Méandre
  • 2020
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
12K
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Gaia Weiss in Meander (2020)
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DramaHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

A woman finds herself locked in a series of strange tunnels full of deadly traps.A woman finds herself locked in a series of strange tunnels full of deadly traps.A woman finds herself locked in a series of strange tunnels full of deadly traps.

  • Director
    • Mathieu Turi
  • Writer
    • Mathieu Turi
  • Stars
    • Gaia Weiss
    • Peter Franzén
    • Romane Libert
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mathieu Turi
    • Writer
      • Mathieu Turi
    • Stars
      • Gaia Weiss
      • Peter Franzén
      • Romane Libert
    • 130User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 50 nominations total

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    Gaia Weiss
    Gaia Weiss
    • Lisa
    Peter Franzén
    Peter Franzén
    • Adam
    Romane Libert
    Romane Libert
    • Nina
    Frédéric Franchitti
    • Adam brûlé
    Corneliu Dragomirescu
    Corneliu Dragomirescu
    • Le père
    Eva Niewdanski
    • Lisa adolescente
    Carl Laforêt
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    Henri Benard
    • 'Eux'
    Fabien Houssaye
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    Olympe Turi
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    • Director
      • Mathieu Turi
    • Writer
      • Mathieu Turi
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    6BigDaddy4000

    started out promising, kinda fell apart as it went on

    Ok, so when the movie started out i thought it was going to be pretty good, i always liked mystery movies where someone wakes up in an unknown location and has to solve mysteries and puzzles to get out. To the films credit it had a lot of good set work and cinematography, but the main issue with it is how it gradually falls apart the longer it goes on. Its pretty clear that the writers were just making up stuff as they went along, apparent by how everything that happens in it gets progressively weirder and weirder, to the point where it gets completely nonsensical and all-over-the-place by the end. Theres also a couple conveniences in the script, theres several moments in the film where the main character should very well die but just... doesnt, because the plot needs her alive. Also this movie seems to have a similar problem with the movie "circle" and "cadaver" where it doesnt really have any progression or narrative, it just keeps going on and on without accomplishing anything narritive-wise until it hits its runtime. The majority of this movie is just watching a girl crawl through tubes and avoid traps, we didnt really learn much about what was happening until the very end, and until then it just never progresses anything.

    Now despite everything ive said about this movie i would still recommend it if youre into the kind of genre, because even though the plot kinda sucks, everything else is pertty good, there were some pretty good puzzles and clever moments in the game itself, just dont expect a very well written plot.
    silicontourist

    She Was Going Nowhere When The Film Started And The Film Joined Her!

    To me this film was, to just quite plain and simply put it, " an absolute Meandering heap of junk"! It uneqivocally had no clear purpose or direction. Its an agonizing 1h:30m:46s of dreary nothing that you, at first, try to work out what the plot is so that you have some idea of a story; you soon give that up though as you quickly realize that you have become the meandering emptiness.

    Someone said that it was a film that had you weaving through a discovery of different emotions...What the heck! Thats just arty-farty, complete and utter pompous clap trap! There is nothing hidden in this film, there is nothing emotive in this and there most definitely is no point in this. For a film to work it doesn't necessarily need a middle but, it absolutely must have a start and a definitive end; be it a closed end finàle or an open ended road to a possible sequel.

    Unfortunately we have reached one of those fad time periods again in film-land...the escape thrillers! We had "Escape Room" (2018) and its sequel 2: Tournament of Champions, and a few more not so memorable also rans...just add this one to the latter description.

    Un score nul de ma part mesdames et messieurs!

    A zero score from me ladies and gentlemen!
    7cpotato1010

    Not 'Cube', 'Escape Room'

    This film reminds me far more of the current 'Escape Room' type films, than 'Cube', other than it is a single person, and not a group.

    Since there is little dialog, it may be the type of film to watch on a second monitor of your computer system while you work on something else.

    Curious, since the song and dialog at the beginning are in English in the version I saw (DVD title Meander, Gravitas Ventures release) but the ending dialog was in French with English subtitles.
    5SnoopyStyle

    meandering

    Lisa (Gaia Weiss) is alone in the middle of nowhere. A vehicle stops. She reluctantly gets a ride from the creepy stranger. She gets knocked out and wakes up in a futuristic tunnel maze.

    This really does meander. The basic premise is very Cube-esque with less people. Quite frankly, she's alone most of the time. The maze does not engender any mystery like the room numbers in Cube. It becomes a series of limited thrills as she crawl around and around. There are a few interesting ideas but the main story has no juice. It's really just watching this lady crawl around in the tunnels for an hour. Fast forward is very useful in this one.
    7kosmasp

    Crawl and pray

    Though I reckon one should not waste too much time on crawling. Sorry I mean on praying - crawling is the thing one has to do ... and quite fast too. For those who have seen something like Cube: try not to compare these movies against each other. Yes similarities are there and it will be tough not to hold this under the microscope.

    Having said that, this works as a tense and claustrophobic one woman show almost all the way through. Motives and motivations may be lost on you - you may hate certain decisions that are being made ... but overall there is not time to think about what is happening. Forward is the way to go. But there is also some philosophical note to it. So while this is quite short on dialog and spoken words, when something is being said, it may carry more weight. Depending if you are up to hear and absorb them.

    Very well staged and shot and quite the tour de force (no pun intended) for our main character ... obviously the ending may elevate or break the whole thing for you ... I can't tell you which way it will swing for you ...

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    • Trivia
      All the walls of the start room have morse code on them. The text by the entrance may be saying Vite, which is the French word for quickly. The 11 minute wrist timer seems to confirm this.
    • Goofs
      At 44 minutes in, she is in the tunnel with the severed arm. The fan blades advance and cut off the fingers of the hand as she backs down the tunnel. Suddenly she is pulling the severed hand down the tunnel with her, fingers intact. She then takes it up the ladder, only for it to disappear again when she emerges.
    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the credits a very rapid heart beat can be heard.

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Amazon
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Địa Đạo Đẫm Máu
    • Production companies
      • Fulltime Studio
      • Cinéfrance Studios
      • Equitime
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $675,001
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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