Raetsonwe
Redundant and unnecessary.
Erica Derrick
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Ortiz
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
TdSmth5
In the intro, a body falls to the ground, rather something does and only later we find out it's a body. Turns out it's the dead body of a cop. His partner is in charge to the investigation. But he also suffers from visions and nightmares. While he interviews and meets shady characters trying to reconstruct the dead cop's final day something becomes clear, that something isn't right with him and/or he's somehow involved. One witness is in a mental institution, another is a photographer with a weird neck brace. A girl he sees is also somehow involved. Because the viewer is warned that something is odd, when it is revealed it isn't so surprising but at the same time, the true scenario is a bit odd and rather weak. Coupled with the final scene that just increases the mystery we are left with little. With a movie like this where at end you have nothing then, the journey at least should be somewhat enjoyable. But it isn't. Sure, for a while you wonder how it will turn out and what the cop's involvement is. But the resolution is a let-down, perhaps the second worst in movies.At around 80 minutes this movie is short. A lot of scenes are exceedingly drawn out, starting with the opening scene and the scene that follows of the photo of a face. Similarly, when a woman walks to a building, it takes forever. Clearly, there wasn't enough script for a fully developed movie. What the filmmakers decided to do instead of working out their idea was to work on style to mask the deficiencies. And this movie is somewhat stylish. It's filmed mostly in a yellow/green tone. The cinematography is pretty decent. But the music and sound effects are indeed too loud, intrusive, and pointless starting with the opening scene that musically tries to prepare us for something grandiose, but like the movie as a whole ends up being nothing special.
Si in Dublin
Yes, this film is derivative of Lynch. However, it is more cleanly executed than many of Lynch's films, and has a distinctly European, Kafkaesque feel to it. Apart from some shaky acting at times (although the lead is excellent, some of the support is heavy handed), this is better thought through than many films that simply try to create an atmosphere with no plot. The direction is perfect, and best of all, the film does not just dissolve into a set of unsolved riddles. Should be appreciated by anyone who enjoys deeper, psychological, or art-house, thrillers. I found this a very good follow up to "Symmetry".
dumsumdumfai
for effort, style and construction, 10. However, the problem is with me, i've seen this movie before. A similar premise anyhow.The story begins with a homicide, and the subsequence investigation by a detective. The whirlpool goes down from this point. And because this is in Polish, and the actors are not familiar to me but some looks very similar to each other (while reading the subtitle). It got a bit more confusing. But not to worry, some of the flashbacks or hallucinations adds to this chaos. That's about all I can say. But it is just strange that the senior officer discuss this case with the lead character, the detective, in empty hallways that looks like underground parking lots.A hint of this other movie is by Marc Forester, 2005, with Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts. And that Marc Forester movie is similar to some of M. Night Shyamalan's earlier efforts. There, a full circle back to effort.
benl-4
Palimpsest is a Polish psychological study that starts as a police detective story and ends up being something very different. That's all I'm going to say, except the script was intriguing and the cast gave a great performance. Palimpsest is the kind of film that many people will want to see again to look for clues and details.I wish the sound mix had been a bit lower though as it was a bit jarring at times, especially since I almost dozed off because I'd had a long day. I saw Palimpsest at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the director's comments after the screening about how the screenplay changed during development and how he hates unnecessary dialog were interesting.
