Review of eXistenZ

eXistenZ (1999)
1/10
Absolute Drivel!
24 October 1999
I can't believe that so many people not only liked this but loved it. OK the detail of plot is very original but so many other aspects disappoint.

Firstly, and most noticeably, the acting is absolutely horrendous, being grossly stilted and wooden. You could run a bus through some of the cues and I've seen far better on an amateur stage. Secondly, the screenplay is appalling - the dialogue just doesn't flow. Thirdly, the direction is woeful - the pace just never picks up and the whole thing just becomes one big frustrating, boring drag. Even though the effects are decent the acting, script and direction give it a real B movie feel.

I consider myself to be somewhat of a film lover - I like virtually all genres. However, and I may be in the minority on this, but I can safely say that this is the worst film I have seen in a long, long time.
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