Nonureva Really Surprised!

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

geniealdrich2 This just didn't make sense....I swear I can't believe Annette Bening greenlighted this role!!!!

Raul Faust Last week I invited two friends of mine to see this polemic picture. They kinda liked it, for some reason, but I really didn't. From the get go, we're given a confusing story involving Claire Cooper and her torture to try to convince people that she isn't crazy. If I was any of those people she got involved with, I would've also thought she was delirious, since nothing she said could make sense. There are some references to the Snow White story, but they are bad executed. The main reason why I found this movie so boring was the never ending flashbacks; I never knew what was happening now and what was just a vision, so the story got extremely confusing and boring for me. Freud's explanation about dreams is more interesting, in my opinion. Besides, the photography directing is poor and makes it impossible to understand what's going on. I'm just not giving it a lower rating because my friends were able to have some fun in it, but I sincerely wasn't. If I were you, I'd just pass it.

vincentlynch-moonoi I remember going to this movie when it first came out...for two reasons...I like horror movies, and I wanted to see how Robert Downey, Jr. was faring...after all, he was still in his downward drug spiral when this was filmed. I remember walking out of the film thinking what a waste of 2 hours that was. But, it was on cable, now 14 years later, so I thought I'd try it again. Once again, a waste of 2 hours. Thank goodness I am home with a back injury and have lots of time to kill!Some things I liked about this film: Annette Bening plays a nut job really good...and I mean it. The scene where Bening is searching for her daughter is really good; as is the scene where there's an apple on the swing, the swing is swinging and the dog is barking, and the radio suddenly begins playing "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me".Some things I dislike about this film: The photography is unnecessarily dark...and for no good reason. Aiden Quinn mumbles too much (of course, that is solved gruesomely). We don't really see Robert Downey, Jr. until way beyond halfway through the film. And then, what's he's doing here is not acting...he must have laughed all the way to the bank! Why would a hospital -- even a mental hospital -- be that run down? The best part of the film is...the ending..simply because it's over.

Mr_Ectoplasma A truly bizarre but stunning film, "In Dreams" is a one-of-a-kind movie, and completely like nothing I've ever seen before. Annette Bening plays Claire Cooper, an artist with a pilot husband, Paul (Aidan Quinn) and a young daughter, Rebecca. Claire has strange dreams all the time, about a valley town that is now underwater after a reservoir was created in it's place. Some of the dreams she believe are connected to a missing girl. But when Claire's own daughter goes missing and is found at the bottom of lake (where the underwater town lies), she realizes her dreams are foretelling future events. Convinced that a psychopathic child-murderer (Robert Downey Jr.) is channeling her mind, everyone around her begins to think she is insane, while she tries to stop him from killing his next victim.This was one strange movie, and I'll openly admit that. It was pretty off-the-wall. But I think that may be why I enjoyed it so much. I've never seen a film quite like this one, ever, and I admired that about it. The story is written both cleverly but also very incoherently (at times), but not to the point of total confusion - I understood everything that was happening, unlike some people who apparently have complained that the film was far too confusing. I don't understand that, because the film made perfect sense to me. As long as you are paying attention, I see no reason why this film should become so confusing that you have no idea what is happening on screen - it really isn't that complicated. There are some very scary scenes and images that will stick in your mind and won't be easily shaken.Aside from the unusually involving plot, is the stunning visual effects and cinematography - this film looks beautiful. Various angles, amazing locations, and wonderful sets make this film pure eye candy. The New England countryside is both eerie and beautiful at the same time, and the entire underwater town presented in the film is strange but also very neat-looking. The color red is consistent in the film that is a symbol, especially to the protagonist. Apples are seen throughout the film constantly, also symbolizing the strange dreams. The dream sequences are eerie and also visually stunning. Atmosphere in the film is very heavy. Annette Bening plays the lead, and she's a sympathetic character who everyone else believes is extremely insane, which is understandable. Aidan Quinn is her confused husband, and Stephen Rea plays a psychologist. And Robert Downey, Jr. plays the menacing serial killer, in a completely bizarre but well-done performance. The character he plays is strange and scary, and he does it well. The entire cast performs well. The conclusion to the movie is a little ambiguous and daring, but I liked how everything came together.Overall, "In Dreams" is a bizarre but stylish horror movie that is genuinely scary, very suspenseful, and unlike any horror movie I've yet to see. The acting is great and the film visually looks great. The low rating here on IMDb surprised me, but apparently a lot of people didn't like this film. As for me, I thought it was excellent. I'd recommend this film to fans of psychological horror, it's sure to please them. Very spooky and well done. 8/10.