Unconventional action film with interesting use of sound (design and score), camera movement (a bit exaggerated), and plot twists.
Unfortunately its acting is very poor and the message seems pretentious.
With a nice array of characters, road movie feel and imagery (even if some computer generated animation is not well integrated).
The film also suffers of being a bit repetitive and predictable.
Weak on many levels, the slightly original spin on how characters deal with haunted houses and the good work in making the experience fairly unsettling save this film from being completely irrelevant.
Perfectly jumping from uncomfortably funny, to frighteningly threatening, to terribly sad. The first movie by Mike Nichols is immaculate in every aspect. Its direction, writing, photography, editing, score, and acting are undisputable making it a terrific adaptation of Edward Albee’s 1962 play of the same name.
Sophie’s Choice does not manage to elevate both its tones equally high. While its dramatic part is strong, sustained by a fantastic Meryl Streep, on the other hand the more romantic one based on the “sort of” love triangle between Streep, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol is quite weak.
