“Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?”
Sir Anthony Hopkins steps behind the camera and directs this surreal exploration of the mind of a screenwriter (or is it?). It seems obvious that Hopkins’ screenplay was more the result of a night of fevered dreams than of sitting at the typewriter.
Here’s what the back of the box says:
"Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer (Hopkins) has lived his life in two states of existence: reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery screenplay, Felix becomes baffled as his characters start appearing in his life, and his life starts slipping into his characters. Soon, he is thrown into a vortex where dreams, time and reality collide in an increasingly whirling slipstream.”
Bonhoeffer’s screenplay starts to bleed into the narrative and vice versa. So we think that hardened criminals Ray (Christian Slater) and “Geek” (Jeffrey Tambor) are really taking over a diner, but it all turns out to be a the production company shooting the script.
Later in the narrative a character played by the like of Michael Clarke Duncan reappears, we see him get shot earlier, with a gaping head wound while Felix is taking out his garbage to complain about his part being shortened from what it was in the screenplay.
There are many moments of creativity in the film and Hopkins has fashioned a great film for those looking for something different. I enjoyed it but if you can’t stand the logic found in dreams you might want to reconsider it.
Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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