Gardens of the Night

This movie blew me away right from the start. Crazy anticipation of what was to come and a huge internal struggle – I honestly don't know exactly with what. It's a strong theme, I won't deny that, but if it weren't for the few scenes that really drove me crazy, somehow I wouldn't have found Gardens of the Night particularly memorable. The way it's filmed actually creates a rather bland and empty impression, at the very least with inadequate resonance, its concept undeveloped. Yet another in a long line of films that had potential but failed to capitalize on it. It's not a bad film, but not a good one either. It's just pure average. (13.02.2011)