The film worked.


Comparing the beginning of the film, where Suziey and her roommate look out from their rooftop at the lights of L.A. (I presume) discussing the terror of the accidental world, with the ending, where she and someone else look from the same vantage and experience that world, you can say that the rest of the picture is a machine taking us from one point to the other. Every action, however minute -- and they seem really minute -- is a cog in that machine. Less than a slowburn, it really is a no-burn, until the landscape of little worries and vague potential threats that is most women's lives erupts into the worst possible outcome. I can't say I liked the movie a whole lot, but I will say that a whole lot more intelligent thought went into making it than seems to be going into watching it. If nothing else, think a little about the title; that at least was no accident.

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I was pretty impressed with it too. I was very surprised when itwas over and pleasantly so because (SPOILERS!!!) slashers have always been my favorite films and this felt like such a clever and nuanced slasher. It reminded me so much of the original Halloween. Then after it sunk in it just lingered and started to make me think of Looking For Mr Goodbar too.

I read an interview with the directors on AICN (there's a link in the External Reviews section) and basically their goal was to make a slasher film on the cheap. There method was "always keep the camera on Suzy." They also confess that some of the themes that people pick out were totally unintentional and that neither one has seen "Looking for Mr Goodbar." They seem like really talented and resourceful guys. I can't wait to see what they can produce with a decent sized budget. This movie was so straight forward, simple, and effective without any hip posturing or ironic dialogue. Very refreshing.

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agreed.

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StevenRJohnson, I'm with you. I was also touched by the bookend scenes. I love your description of "the terror of the accidental world".

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I thought it was really good. The strange and lonely unease she felt throughout the film exploded into a true horror.

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Really good analysis, thank you. Entrance is a good little movie, inevitably hated by the sizable crowd out there that simply refuses to make any effort at sussing out what might be working underneath the surface of a movie (particularly in this genre). I appreciated the slooooow burn here - the ever-so-gradual sense of unease, and then the sudden explosion of terror/horror/violence at the finale.

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