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The Machinery of Dreams

  • 20212021
  • 1h 33m
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5.2/10
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The Machinery of Dreams (2021)
After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.
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After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
53
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  • Director
    • Eric Hurt
  • Writer
    • Eric Hurt
  • Stars
    • Cora Metzfield
    • Kate Monaghan
    • Tonya Bludsworth
  • Director
    • Eric Hurt
  • Writer
    • Eric Hurt
  • Stars
    • Cora Metzfield
    • Kate Monaghan
    • Tonya Bludsworth
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    Cora Metzfield
    • Lily
    Kate Monaghan
    • Beth
    Tonya Bludsworth
    Tonya Bludsworth
    • Martha
    Zach Bowman
    • The Fire Elf
    Jon Cobb
    • The Writer
    Richard Cooper
    • The Astronomer
    Julia Kenner
    • The Maiden
    Sandra Belforte
    Sandra Belforte
    • Jane
    Joseph D. Durbin
    Joseph D. Durbin
    • Father
    Jack Steinberg
    • Handyman
    Jay Taylor
    • The Farmer
    • Director
      • Eric Hurt
    • Writer
      • Eric Hurt
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    5/10
    its obvious...
    That this is a children/family movie , made on pure lust and quite a lot of lack of economic muscles to provide the most magical cinematographic effects. Some smoke , thunder and lightening , and makeup and costumes give some nerve of horror to the young ones, but not for a grumpy old man like i am.

    The cast do deliver ok, the main child actress is quite neat and havent any camerafears at all, so this is a talented one, the grandma caracter though, supposed to be demented doesnt show much sign of dementia.

    The story has some grains of originality, but the source of inspiration must be taken from ''somewhere over the rainbow''(cant fetch the title so im well into the dementia you see).

    The music of classical origin hangs on like a fly on the wall, but the benigness of the target audience shines through all the time. The grim crawler from the undergrounds shouldve been an adult male actor with some deep vocals to shiver some nerves, the adolescent one casted is just like a lambs voice.

    Plotspeed is rather slow at moments the scare factor at 2 from 1 to ten, so just a 5 stars outta 10, and then im really goodwilling.
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Pillage and Plunder Pictures
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      1 hour 33 minutes
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      • 2:40

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