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Alex is a
troubled man. He was sent to an orphanage
as a young boy after his dad went mad and he hasn't
seen his dad nor his brother since. When Alex starts
to suffer from bad migraines, he gets sent off to a
hospital where the doctors discover something
extra-ordinary about him. His brain is much more
active than it should be, but other than that, his
health seems to be in no danger. Shortly after he
gets released from the hospital, people around Alex
are starting to turn up dead. Could Alex be involved?
This is a really tough film to describe. Headspace
is an interesting combination of creature feature
and psychological thriller. It follows the life of
a man called Alex who slowly seems to be descending
into madness. He's certain that a monster is killing
off everyone around him, but he believes that the
monster comes from within him. The movie builds up
a bunch of questions like; was Alex's mother really
a monster? is the monster inside of Alex's head? is
Alex responsible for these people's deaths? All of
these questions kept my interest in the movie but
unfortunately, most of them were never answered.
Headspace is a very competent indie film though and
the cinematography is just brilliant. The movie is
beautiful to look at and the director is also well
aware of what he's doing. Acting wise I felt like it
was a mixed bag though. Sure, it was nice to see
all these big actors like Olivia Hussey, Udo Kier
and William Atherton in small parts, but it felt like
they had crammed as many semi-famous actors into
the movie as possible just to get some publicity.
Rookie actor Cristopher Denham does a decent job
in his starring role as Alex. The dialogues occasionally
feel a bit forced but overall I thought that his
performance was quite impressive.
I'm really on the fence with this one since while
I did enjoy most of it, there were a couple of
obstacles that I just couldn't seem to overcome.
The fact that we only get to see the actual monster
for about 3 seconds was a bit of a bummer and I did
feel like it had a tendency to drag at times. However,
I did think that Headspace, in its entirety, was a
decent movie, but it's definitely not a movie that
you have got to see. I'd personally recommend
Cemetery Gates before this but we all have different
tastes I guess. If you have nothing better to watch,
check this one out, it's surprisingly decent.
The gore was pretty cheesy but we get a hole through
ones head and a lot of blood splatter.
We get everything from mediocre rock music to
surprisingly fitting jazz-music to ave maria.
Nothing new and no surprises but works well.
Headspace is a pretty decent creature feature with
a hint of psychological thriller in it. It's a quite
original movie and it is a treat for the eye.
However, it does stumble a couple of times on its
way and it doesn't answer all your questions. I'd
say that it's a decent watch if you enjoy creature
features but don't expect too much from it.
Review By: AnthroFred
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