Now You Don't Know What to Think (2002) User Reviews

Squeezing this claustrophobic, disturbing epic

[pa4pr · 8/10 · 10 June 2004]

SPOILER!! Squeezing this claustrophobic, disturbing epic into under two minutes is the work of a genius. alright it's a bit art-house in places, but this worked for me. The 'victim' is a monster, ugly as hell in close-up, and this really renders real the backhistory of abuse hinted at by the protagonist. he in turn is a nervous young kid who has no idea how to wreak revenge, even though he's dreamt about it for ever. so when it's revealed as a water pistol - we laugh and call him pussy. until we see it was filled with petrol...

awesome and beautifully shot - where's the feature length version?

the future is this

[filmcritic-12 · 10/10 · 22 June 2006]

I happened across this by accident on the website of a feature film by the same guy. I loved the title, saw it was only 90 seconds long and thought i couldn't lose. best 90 seconds i ever spent (with a few non filmic exceptions) and although it's only 90 seconds long it's captivating in its beautiful energy and camera-work and grade, whilst being so art-house and frenetic and aggressive in the edit. Oh and the dialogue is top class nasty- reminiscent of Ben Kingsley as don, with liberal use of words beginning with c and f. but the electricity in this buzzes out, really stunning you into the psyche of these guys. and it's surreal - in the copy after it, it says the bald guy was the director's plasterer! you'd never know he hadn't acted before. Check it out - it's something you need to see.