At first, seeing an almost distractingly bloated Val Kilmer in the lead makes you think this is going to be a conventional B-movie; it turns out to be one of the weirdest movies I've seen lately! It's a highly stylized, sordid, Gothic fairy tale that draws heavily from Edgar Allan Poe, but also name-drops Stephen King and Charlie Chan! The use of color is striking (at times recalling "Sin City"), and there are some clever ideas in the script (the tower clock with 7 different clocks that tell 7 different times!). It's not surprising that this film went straight-to-DVD in most countries despite Coppola's name - it's far too eccentric for most audiences (there is even a sudden comedic interlude in the middle!) - but it's not without interest, even if your most likely reaction at the end will be "WTF?". **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Twixt
