This film is a unique combination of film noir, an object (building) as the leading character, comedy, and horror. It works.
Except for one thing - the sound. You cannot understand most of what they say. Not to say that this was a cheap cheesy flick with bad sound - this was a decent production. Either the sound was accidentally bad, or the Brit director did what they often do over there - make films with poor sound quality. I mean, the voices are muffled (poor frequency response of the equipment or setup) and the mikes are too far from the actors. For years, I thought it was just that I could not follow the British accent, but friends with whom I have watched several British films concur. It is a national trait. It's the same with Vera Drake.
British TV productions that they show on US networks have good sound. It's British produced/directed feature films that sport bad sound.
Rent this one, but turn your hearing aid up or use the subtitles.
Except for one thing - the sound. You cannot understand most of what they say. Not to say that this was a cheap cheesy flick with bad sound - this was a decent production. Either the sound was accidentally bad, or the Brit director did what they often do over there - make films with poor sound quality. I mean, the voices are muffled (poor frequency response of the equipment or setup) and the mikes are too far from the actors. For years, I thought it was just that I could not follow the British accent, but friends with whom I have watched several British films concur. It is a national trait. It's the same with Vera Drake.
British TV productions that they show on US networks have good sound. It's British produced/directed feature films that sport bad sound.
Rent this one, but turn your hearing aid up or use the subtitles.