Ohjaus:
Mathieu KassovitzKäsikirjoitus:
Sebastian GutierrezKuvaus:
Matthew LibatiqueSävellys:
John OttmanNäyttelijät:
Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton, John Carroll Lynch, Bernard Hill, Penélope Cruz, Dorian Harewood, Noah Bernett, Amy Sloan (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (3)
Juonikuvaukset(1)
Miranda Grey on vankimielisairaalan pätevä psykiatri, joka on naimisissa laitoksen johtajan, tri Douglas Greyn (Charles S. Dutton) kanssa. Mirandan kollega Pete Graham (Robert Downey Jr.), on ihastunut häneen. Eräänä sateisena iltana Miranda lähtee myöhään töistä ja joutuu ajamaan kiertotietä maantien sorruttua. Hän ajaa tieltä kun jotain ilmestyy hänen autonsa eteen. Kun Miranda herää, hän huomaa olevansa potilaana omassa työpaikassaan, suljettuna entisten potilaidensa keskelle. Hänellä ei ole minkäänlaista muistikuvaa murhasta, josta häntä syytetään. Miranda aloittaa taistelun oman mielenterveytensä ja vapautensa puolesta ja huomaa vähitellen olevansa jonkin pahantahtoisen tahon manipuloitavana. (Nordisk Film Fin.)
(lisää)Arvostelut (6)
Kassovitz is certainly a talented filmmaker and he handled Gothika with great clarity and grace, but as is customary in ghost films, the precisely built atmosphere of most of the plot is completely walled off by a routine and far-fetched finale. As long as the unknown is conducted to the protagonist in terrifying visions, hints and excellently filmed "creeps", the atmosphere of Gothika is dense, electrifying and dark. As long as the interesting-looking plot, in which the subjective narrative of psychologist Miranda and the voice of an objective narrator are vaguely permeated, holds mysterious notes, everything is in perfect order. The viewer doubts where the truth is and teeters on the edge of doubt as to whether she is in fact crazy. Unfortunately, the ending offers a conventional bloody finale in which all mysticism disappears into thriller naturalism. It's hard to say whether there's more to be done with commercial ghost films than The Sixth Sense demonstrated, but Gothika is an example of a film that looks promising for 2/3 of the runtime to end up being a better Hollywood loop. It’s too bad. But thanks to the directing, camera, editing, music, Halle Berry and the rising atmosphere, it's worth seeing... Quite similar course and result to Zemeckis's thriller What Lies Beneath. The potential used is only 70%.
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Gothika isn't boring, it's just relentlessly stupid in almost every way. The script in particular is enormously dull. From about a third of the way through, everything is clear and we watch the slow, poorly acted progression of the protagonist towards the "shocking" twist.
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Gothika is a highly polarizing film, with a subpar script full of illogical constructs on one side and solid casting and excellent direction on the other. It depends on whether you want to think about the how and why... or surrender to the atmosphere and enjoy the ride. If you choose the former, deduct 15-20% from my rating. I chose the latter and came out with a 70% overall impression. For Halle Berry, it's a rewarding role that she handled with honor - definitely above average for her - and Penélope Cruz performs her usual standard, which means she did well. There were several scenes that startled me or gave me a feeling of unease, and what more can you ask for in a horror film? Gothika will never belong to the top of the genre, but it's a film worth watching once.
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Mathieu Kassovitz's direction is very solid and dynamic, the cinematography and editing are ok, and there are a lot of directorial ideas, but what is utterly mishandled is the content.
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If Gothika didn't have such flaws in its logic and if Halle Berry wasn't so annoying at times, it would be an extremely good horror, because there are scenes here that are truly terrifying. Unfortunately, some of them are completely gratuitous, without being truly explainable and firmly integrated into the plot. I wonder if John Carroll Lynch's wife slept in the same room with him after watching the movie. Or in the same house.
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