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Jun 22, 2018 · The scene at the Orion Hotel at the end of the movie was an actual abandoned winery hotel found by the location manager / crew. Quotes Vernon Sarsfield : You can walk into any coffee shop in the civilized world, and you can see our virtual consumption has us ripe for a psychotronic takeover.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Rob W. King
- 2018-06-22
Jun 22, 2018 · CHRISTINA RICCI: Yeah, this character is the reason that I took the movie. I’ve never played anyone and recovering from this amount of loss. Being a mother myself, it really meant something to ...
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Jun 22, 2018 · Directed by Rob King and written by Arme Olsen, Distorted works its one conspiracy theory into a meditative fury, thanks to its thoughtful pacing, as it delivers a suspenseful journey as the curtain is pulled back and the wizard is revealed. She needs physical evidence to prove that she’s not mad.
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An audio synopsis of Distorted from 2018 meant to assist those who are visually impaired or don't have time to watch the whole movie.
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- Mental Illness Or Brainwashing?
- Ricci & Cusack Work with What They Have
- What Works?
- Distorted: Wasteful in Many Ways
The entirety of Distorted revolves around one question that Olsen inherently raises: are the auditory and visual hallucinations that Lauren are experiencing a part of her current illness and perhaps a type of schizophrenia as well, or are they actually a part of a brainwashing experiment? Cinematographer Mark Dobrescumakes many of these hallucinati...
Ricci is one of the few actors to have withstood childhood stardom and who has maintained acting prestige into her adulthood. Never one to shy away from daring roles, Ricci has starred in such films as Buffalo ’66 and Prozac Nation; she is no stranger to portraying mental illness realistically. In the role of Lauren, she doesn’t over-exaggerate the...
King‘s direction is assured and technically skilled. Some of his shots are clearly inspired by some of the greats before him, including many slow, low-perspective hallway dolly shots a la Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining. The quality of his direction is lowered, however, by his and Dzuba‘s choice of brainwashing sequences. The setting provides some im...
It would be great to see Ricci and Cusack together in a movie that provides them with substantive roles. Distorted is not that movie. Though they are typically strong, considering the material they are given, their onscreen presence isn’t enough to elevate the story. It is not an unwatchable film, by any means, but it is one with too many problems ...
Feb 1, 2019 · It is the same with movie consumption and Distorted does little to fulfil any conspiracy thriller needs. Paranoid thrillers are at their best when the film gives the audience an enticing web of intrigue to ensnare its blissfully unaware protagonist. In this hodgepodge mess of better ideas seen elsewhere, a fragile pianist (Christina Ricci ...
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Jun 22, 2018 · The ending was just thrown at the audience in the end without much of a connection with the rest of the movie. I don't think the ending was thoroughly thought out.
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