Slipstream (2007)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Anthony Hopkins

Writer:

Anthony Hopkins (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

I've got to get back.

Plot:

Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.

Plot Keywords:

Screenwriter | Reality | Actor | Aging | Murder Mystery

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Lana Antonova	...	Lily
Stella Arroyave	...	Gina
Lindsay Barth	...	Shelly's Sister
Marshall Barth	...	Harvey Brickman's Son
Dean Bitter	...	News Reporter
Gene Borkan	...	Mel
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman
Donna G. Earley	...	Wardrobe Girl
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Bette Lustig
Jennifer Anne Franklin	...	Shelly (as Jennifer Franklin)
Monica Garcia	...	Monica / Shocked Motorist
Saginaw Grant	...	Eddie
Gavin Grazer	...	Gavin / Ambulance Driver
Anthony Hopkins	...	Felix Bonhoeffer
Christopher Lawford	...	Lars

Also Known As:

Slipstream Dream (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violent images.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Strand Releasing

Movie Connections:

References Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Bizarre, Challenging and Experimental

Slipstream is a film written, directed and financed by Anthony Hopkins. If you've seen the previews you will know this looks to be a bizarre film, but I assure you, it's far more bizarre than the trailers make it seem. It's not for everyone, and any viewer has to have a great deal of patience to watch it. Don't expect your typical movie here, and that includes the traditional concept of a plot: Rising action, climax, falling action/conclusion. The movie twists from place to place and never gives much in the way of answers. Towards the very beginning a man runs out of his car and screams, "We've lost the plot!" In a way, that's exactly what this movie is about, but it's never exactly clear what happens in terms of character, or even what the plot is exactly.

Like a Lynch film without his signature twist where the "real world" is suddenly revealed, this film barrels onward into an incredibly strange experiment in film. If you're not into experimental films, or films that give questions and absolutely no answers, DO NOT SEE IT, YOU WILL NOT ENJOY IT. Even if you're into art films or films like David Lynch's, there's no guarantee that you'll like it, but I suggest you give it a rent. If you invest some time in it, I think the randomness starts to take form and meaning, but you have to be patient enough to invest that required time.

Again, to reiterate, if you're not into experimental films, skip this one. To those that are: Rent it, but watch it with an open mind.