Review of Fear X

Fear X (2003)
7/10
Intriguing film, stunning soundtrack, but ultimately slightly disappointing
31 August 2003
This film is intriguing all the way through. Plot elements are revealed quite slowly, but towards the end it gets a bit more exciting. However the ending is disappointing. I don't generally mind "make-it-up-yourself" endings, but this really was too abrupt and confusing. Even the director doesn't know what he thinks happens at the end. I know this because I went to the London premiere at Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, and the director answered questions from the audience at the end. He said the film included three "elements": reality, dreams, and hell. This might help you in interpreting the film.

If the soundtrack comes out, I'll buy it. Lots of low frequency sounds (nice), and very eerie / mysterious / intriguing.

I still don't know whether I liked this film. It's perhaps worth seeing for novelty value, and one of the sequences at the end is a bit mind-blowing.
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