Fear X (2003)
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written By: Nicolas Winding Refn, Hubert Selby Jr.
Starring: John Turturro, James Remar, Deborah Kara Unger, Nicholas Turturro, William Allen Young, Nadia Litz, Amanda Ooms, Mark Houghton, Jacqueline Ramel, Gene Davis, Frank Adamson, Stephen McIntyre
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Country: Brazil, Canada, Denmark, UK
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1. Movies containing scary videotapes (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
2. Slow burn (public: moderated by kito1)
3. Security guards and other rent-a-cops (public: moderated by iconogassed)
4. Djross Danish feature films I've seen (private: djross)
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6. Movies Dad Owned (private: Mr.Pupkin)
7. seen in 2020 (private: sproost)
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blayze | 80 79% |
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Albeit it's not a perfect movie, its torturing and thrilling atmosphere is worth sitting through. A mystery movie in every sense.
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Barthalen | 61 40% |
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It's not that this is a particularly bad movie, it's just that there isn't a whole lot of it. I really enjoyed the first hour, but the slooow buildup of tension doesn't really go anywhere and once the credits roll it's soon forgotten. A shame, because this definitely had a nice David Lynch atmosphere going and I was hoping for it to explore some interesting concepts.
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doctor7 | 70 52% |
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While I love the mood the film creates at the end I felt robbed. I felt that there should've been more. While I certainly appreciate open ended movies I thought that this simply didn't give enough for one to even make up their own ending. Sad to have the film leave a disappointing (not bad) taste in the mouth because up to the final 15 minutes or so it's quite, quite good.
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Mentaculus | 69 50% |
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I liked the film's constant state of dread, of understatement, of a fear of the unknown and of a truth always just out of reach. If you see it as a meditation, (with a logic of nomadic introspection), there's a lot to appreciate.
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Leonardis | 81 38% |
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I can see where this would turn some people off. I had to read an article after watching it to fully understand everything, and I do actually appreciate some things in this movie. I always liked Refn as a director and this was a small showcase for what he was to become later. It's slow, quiet pacing and visuals make it seem truly haunting and dreadful. The end is a bit of a downer, but I personally liked the movie as a whole. Not for everyone. I still liked it.
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Taliban | 85 86% |
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I can't believe this wasn't made in the 90's.
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| 1 | dirkdigger | 75 8% |
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Not perfect, but underrated Lynch-ian thriller by Refn.
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Bagger | 50 19% |
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Refn tries to be David Lynch. And it's a shame that he doesn't seem to realize he is an awesome director in his own right.
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AceySaid10% | 80 49% |
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Slow moving thriller with lots of suspense build up and a let down for an ending. Shot in Toronto.
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Vandelay1 | 50 51% |
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okay movie
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DavidBlast | 65 59% |
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A modernist piece about a man searching for something that may, may not be there. In the end it opts for Lynch weirdness, which sadly only helps to establish the fact, that there's only one Lynch out there. It does have a great atmosphere, and a very mesmerizing beginning.
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nevejas | 51 24% |
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It smells of Lynch. Then it tries to get under your skin still all Lynch-like and eventually when the itch is there, when Turturro starts to shine in his role of managing the pace and the movie starts going places the efforts stop. Why? Who cares. It felt that characters were to scared to talk some sense to one another and the story did not allow any to be made anyway. For future reference: random scenes, dark colours and the lack of an ending do not create suspense, continuity does.
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djross | 55 51% |
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Between Harry Caul, Fred Madison and Barton Fink, the protagonist searches videotape for facts and theories, as does the audience, unsure on what level to look: conspiratorial, psychological or metaphysical, or some combination of the three. Or are we being taught a frustrating lesson about the elusiveness of understanding? Perhaps there is a little more explanation possible here than the director himself has suggested, but the final scene before the credits seems misjudged and underwhelming.
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KMcNeil | 7 70% |
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Underrated.
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KasperL | 60 50% |
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Atmospheric. The ending, however, lets the movie down and one can't shake the feeling that Refn wanted to be David Lynch. And, obviously, he isn't. Meditation is key, Nicolas.
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tonydal | 75 56% |
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The plot (from Hubert Selby, no less) is pure gibberish. But taut--indeed, hypnotic--direction and writing. And a wonderful movie to look at. Stupendously lurid interiors and glistening landscapes (the DP is a true genius bro). The look of it reminded me in places of The Shining. Turturro as always is fun--like Buscemi, he somehow combines goofy and menacing. And the music by Eno is also cool.
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kito1 | 80 89% |
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I liked this small mystery film a lot. John Turturro is great, the score is great, the whole atmosphere just drew me in.
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| Average Percentile 42.26% from 235 Ratings |  |