20 November 2006

Resonnances

(Philippe Robert, 2006)

Wouldn’t it be good if a film combined (1) a ghost story; (2) a ‘stranded in the wildnerness with a serial psychopath’ story; and (3) a sci-fi monster story along the lines of Tremors? If Resonnances is anything to go by, then the answer is clearly ‘no’. This film tries hard but achieves little. It obviously wants to be perceived as a whacky and enjoyable genre-mixing romp; but rather than being whacky, it seems desperate and unconvincing; and instead of being enjoyable, it’s boringly predictable. It has the overall feel of a rejected episode idea for The Outer Limits.

Resonnances @ Leeds International Film Festival website.
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