Keyhole

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Mason M Even though this film was a pretty difficult watch for numerous reasons, I still really enjoyed this film. I love Guy Maddin, and this film showed off his talent to make films that are entirely his own, like his many others. Maddin's use of the black and white color palette was stunning, and the lighting in this film was amazing, Maddin definitely has a skill for making hypnotic visuals. This film's themes and ideas were wonderfully executed too. Keyhole is another thrilling watch from Maddin that very well shows off his filmmaking talents. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Audience Member A ghost story told from a very different perspective. The storytelling is not exactly linear (though it still makes sense) and the specifics of what may be going on/has gone on may not always be clear, but sit back, absorb the atmosphere, and enjoy. It has a neat aesthetic and feels a bit like a tone poem. Enjoyable if you are in the mood for an "art house" flick that still has a sly sense of humor about itself. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member stupid movie how is it a 2011 movie Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member True, at times it feels as if the film is strange just to be strange -- but there is much magic to be found in Guy Maddin's film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Surreal treat for those who like surrealism--An admirable attempt!! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review walter m "Keyhole" starts with the police cornering a gang of criminals in a house on a rainy night. Taking charge, Big Ed(Daniel Enright) separates the dead from the living, sending the former out to be taken care of. When Ulysses(Jason Patric), the boss, finally puts in an appearance, he takes care to get warm clothes for Denny(Brooke Palsson). He is also wondering about the state of his wife Hyacinth(Isabella Rossellini). So, he takes Denny and a hostage upstairs with him. If I was being unusually silly, I would say a lot of the anger at "The Artist" winning so many Academy Awards was due to the continual snubs of Guy Maddin's films. In any case, with his latest film, the partially successful "Keyhole," he moves things ahead by a couple of decades to incorporate every kind of genre popular in the 40's, short of musical, making the formerly implicit explicit in this psychosexual noir funhouse and actually manages to connect a good deal of the dots. And Maddin has the right lead actor in Jason Patric who not only has the requisite square jaw but also the ability to deal with every bit of weirdness thrown his way. That does not include the references to 'The Odyssey.'(Yes, there is a Cyclops. No, you do not want to know.) Now, if someone could just explain the naked old guy in chains. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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