This movie is really strange. I still don't really know if i'm impressed with it or not. Certainly Sienna Miller and James Franco did a wonderful job, they're both superb and likable actors, and they had good chemistry together. They really carry the film for me, otherwise I probably would have turned it off.
However the concept was pretty, well... to sum it up "WTF?".
The concept of Camille being 'undead' is just so strange. Why? Someone else said it was 'Pavlovian'. I don't really get that, but then again I didn't particular understand the movie. Was it Pavlovian because she still /thought/ she was alive and therefore she was? And she's so in love with Silas too that she held on? It's pretty odd. There was no real explanation, it was kind of just like 'we're going to throw that key event part in there and roll along with the story now'. So is she a zombie, is she a ghost? The last 15 minutes in particular are ludicrous.
However it's definitely an intriguing film, and reasonably enjoyable to watch, if you can manage not to let all the silliness and strangeness distract you. I think the overall result would have been hugely improved by a lot more work on the script - there just wasn't enough framework in place to carry off the storyline with any finesse or credibility.
However the concept was pretty, well... to sum it up "WTF?".
The concept of Camille being 'undead' is just so strange. Why? Someone else said it was 'Pavlovian'. I don't really get that, but then again I didn't particular understand the movie. Was it Pavlovian because she still /thought/ she was alive and therefore she was? And she's so in love with Silas too that she held on? It's pretty odd. There was no real explanation, it was kind of just like 'we're going to throw that key event part in there and roll along with the story now'. So is she a zombie, is she a ghost? The last 15 minutes in particular are ludicrous.
However it's definitely an intriguing film, and reasonably enjoyable to watch, if you can manage not to let all the silliness and strangeness distract you. I think the overall result would have been hugely improved by a lot more work on the script - there just wasn't enough framework in place to carry off the storyline with any finesse or credibility.