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      LFO

      2013 1h 34m Drama Sci-Fi List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A man discovers a way to use sound to hypnotize people and uses it on his neighbors. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 03 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Pretty damned well done by Tublen for the writing, but especially for the directing. With basically the entire film taking place in two homes, it adds to the claustrophobic, vacuum effect of the film. The principal players are all good here, but Karlson is the force that drives it. There's a neutrality I felt with Robert, even with him manipulating largely innocent people. He mixes the scumbag with the average schmucko that you can identify with somewhat, or maybe empathize with for a bit. it's a well-done take on how power (particularly technology) is corrupting, and how that power is used for explicit personal gain by manipulating others and situations, regardless of the immediate negative ramifications. The ending can be seen as a 'great power/great responsibility' take; using that power to 'change the world'. But even that is still based on each person's version of what's best. Don't go about playing 'god' if you can't handle the bolts. 3.6 stars (extra .1 for the Kraftwerk reference, even though I still think they're overrated. Gimme Can or Ash Ra Tempel. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Robert is a lonely audio engineer. After much research he manages to develop a sound frequency that immediately puts anyone who hears it into an hypnotic trance and makes them totally bend to his commands. He immediately starts using the device to influence his neighbours, initially sparingly but then constantly. What could possibly go wrong? Novel idea. Pretty much plays to our fantasies of having some sort of magical power that allows us to control others. The scene-setting and the initial use of the device was quite interesting and even amusing at times. A pity then that the plot doesn't really go anywhere. With everything nicely set up for something profound or, at least, entertaining, the movies drifts from about the half-way mark. Instead of building on the start, we pretty much have the same scenarios being played out over and over again. The movie does ultimately find a direction, but it's a random one, one that is not developed or justified at all by what came before. Quite bizarre and random ending. Worth seeing for the first half. Second half is disappointing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Wonderful, thoughtful black comedy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Creepy, unsettling flick. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member the end/conclusion could have been a lot more creative.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Darkly comic sci-fi drama about a very creepy (and very damaged) man who may have discovered a frequency that lets him hypnotize others. Often does not go in the directions one would expect. Well worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Anton Bitel Sight & Sound Tubln's wryly banalised, tone-perfect scenario builds with disorienting humour to a bleak, thought-provoking close that suggests it is ultimately impossible to escape one's own darkest interiors. May 26, 2014 Full Review Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills LFO shows that an innovative science fiction film does not need an enormous budget, it just needs to be willing to ask "What if?" Aug 21, 2018 Full Review Anton Bitel VODzilla.co LFO is a tale of ordinary madness, an origin story for a superhero (or villain), and an allegory of power and its abuses Nov 18, 2016 Full Review David N. Butterworth La Movie Boeuf The uniquely Swedish "LFO" is as droll as it is uncomfortable. Rated: 3/4 Dec 20, 2015 Full Review Matt Donato We Got This Covered LFO is ambitious and bizarre enough to work on levels that some might not hear ringing clearly, yet its presence cannot be ignored. Rated: 6 Nov 6, 2014 Full Review Niki Boyle The List Tublen's last-act feels like a purposefully cheap gag, but LFO is nevertheless a consistently humorous lo-fi sci-fi story. Rated: 3/5 Feb 24, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A man discovers a way to use sound to hypnotize people and uses it on his neighbors.
      Director
      Antonio Steve Tublén
      Producer
      Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood
      Screenwriter
      Antonio Steve Tublén
      Production Co
      SpectreVision, Film i Skåne, Pingpong Film Aps
      Genre
      Drama, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      Swedish
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 27, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 34m
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