Crímenes del futuro

Una película extraña y visualmente pulida con una interesante visión distópica de la sociedad que cautiva con la música de Howard Shore, el carismático Mortensen con una capucha negra de mártir y la sexual e irresistiblemente única Kristen Stewart. Cada segundo con ella era un trance para mí. Es una lástima que la película no culminara con su delicioso y ruidoso orgasmo en la mesa de operaciones mientras unía quirúrgicamente sus heridas abiertas con Mortensen lleno de tumores. Cuando era niño, el mensaje de Hellraiser para mí de que «el dolor es placer» me ayudaba con éxito a superar los procedimientos de sutura en mi cabeza rota y otras lesiones por hacer lo que los niños suelen hacer. Crímenes del futuro me dio la idea de que tener algo indeseado, maligno, creciendo en tu cuerpo no es sólo un proceso genético natural de la vida, sino también una obra de arte única creada por nuestro organismo. Una película extraña, fascinante y difícil de entender que sin duda volveré a ver. [KVIFF] (06.07.2022)

Mientras que las anteriores películas de género diverso de David Cronenberg parecían existir en un mundo complejo y vibrante, Crímenes del futuro parece existir sólo en tres barracones rodeados de vacío. Tiene pensamientos e ideas, pero están tan torpemente conectados que pocos quedarán satisfechos o sorprendidos por esta historia. Y aunque entiendo que el presupuesto era bajo y la situación de la pandemia desfavorable para la producción, sigo sin poder superar el hecho de que la película se parece más a una representación teatral amateur que a una pieza de cine realmente convincente que nos gustaría ver del director. [KVIFF 2022] (06.07.2022)

Surgery is the new sex! Horror maestro David Cronenberg returns to the genre that made him famous (body horror) after a few years and creates an interestingly twisted world with a strong philosophical overlay, thoughtful dialogue, decent casting, a novel point and idea, and there are a few enjoyable disgusting bit. Again, people ran out of theaters in America, but this is again overhyped and definitely had more potential given the premise, but I liked it relatively. It's very strange though, with a touch of arthouse, a slower pace, and not many outright horror scenes, but the world itself managed to keep me glued to my seat and wondering what would come of it. Viggo Mortensen is very good, Léa Seydoux shows up naked so all is well, and Kristen Stewart has a smaller and very weird role. You can see Cronenberg's signature, some of the futuristic ideas deserve a chapter to themselves, and the whole organ swapping idea is impressive (the dissection of a small child is the most interesting, but the drill in the head and the hybrid with the ears are also cool). The guts and dissection are quite enjoyable, but there can't be much talk of atmosphere or proper gore. A strange film, hard to rate, there are things I enjoyed a lot, but the pacing could have been better and the horror side could have been given more space. For a fringe audience only. We are making art out of anarchy. Story 4/5. Action 2/5, Humor 1/5, Violence 3/5, Fun 3/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 4/5. 6/10. (23.06.2022)

Cronenberg, as I like and dislike him. Visually I found it as poor as his minimalist Spider, David doesn't even deliver atmosphere anymore, and the few bizarre sarcophagi are not enough. On the other hand, the microworld presented by the five main characters is so creepy that it's kind of fun to watch if you're in the right mood. You just feel like some creepy voyeur watching a couple of weirdos licking each other's bodily deformities through a keyhole. Here, for "licking" add groping abdomens, pulling out tumors, cutting into the skin and making a zipper on the abdominal incision (anyone heard of Videodrome?). Ultimately, the most entertaining part of the whole film is the pissed-off frustration of uninformed male and female viewers who leave during the screening because they were expecting "something nice" with Mortensen, and instead they see people pulling tattooed entrails out of their stomachs. David, that's why I still like you :o) (04.07.2022)

A fascinatingly twisted world that I enjoyed watching, although the plot is far from "entertaining". It's a shame, because even in the world the story takes place, and in the themes it addresses, I can see the potential for a heightened viewer experience. Unfortunately, Cronenberg didn’t handle them in an attractive way. Stylish nastiness with potential drowned in boring dialogue. Overall, it could have been worse, but also much better. (21.06.2022)