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J.Lauren
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Fever (1999)
A very beautiful film
Fever is an exceptionally well-crafted film which creates its own, dream-like world. The story is sparse, but revolves around a struggling young painter who lives in a run-down apartment building in New York City. He is already suffering from many anxieties and hardships, and when a murder occurs in his building, he begins to come completely unhinged. Some friends I saw it with compared it to Polanski or the Coen Brothers' Barton Fink. It's easy to see the comparisons, but this film is more quiet and has a subtle, creeping effect on the audience. It also has a surprising amount of heart for a disturbing thriller of its kind. I really cared about the fate of the protagonist - who is brilliantly portrayed by ET's Henry Thomas. The other actors are excellent as well, particularly David O' Hara as an enigmatic drifter and Teri Hatcher as the artist's sympathetic sister. The look and sound of the film are totally unique. The imagery is rich and beautiful, and the sound effects and music are deceptively complex and effective. I don't know when this film is going on general release, but I hope it's given a good distribution because it's a powerful, uncommonly sophisticated little gem of a movie.