Vivarium
Vivarium
Vivarium
Vivarium
Director:
Lorcan FinneganGuión:
Garret ShanleyCámara:
MacGregorMúsica:
Kristian Eidnes AndersenReparto:
Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, Molly McCann, Olga Wehrly, Senan Jennings, Danielle Ryan, Eanna HardwickeStreaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
Una joven pareja se plantea la compra de su primer hogar. Para ello visitan una inmobiliaria donde los recibe un extraño agente de ventas, que les acompaña a una nueva, misteriosa y peculiar urbanización para mostrarles una vivienda unifamiliar. Allí quedan atrapados en una laberíntica pesadilla surrealista. (A Contracorriente Films)
Reseñas (5)
¿Una pretensiosa alegoría de cartón piedra sobre el ciclo de la sociedad de consumo? Probablemente sí. Pero la mayoría de las veces solo rebota torpemente al ritmo que no entienden y no saben qué hacer. [Sitges FF]
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Excellent bizarre thing that gave me the chills several times. Vivarium can be funny in its black humour, when we detachedly watch the main characters trying to solve the unsolvable situation that they got into through no fault of their own, while at the same time, it can get on your nerves when you discover that this mad world has full control over the heroes and any attempt to fight against its (il)logic can be cruelly repaid. In a nutshell, an imaginative prank, ideal for these times of quarantine, and criminally underrated.
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An unusual mystery mindfuck that has a fine idea and premise, but hits a slower pace. Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots have another joint role after The Art of Self-Defense, and once again their performances are very good and likeable. The main characters find themselves in a labyrinthine suburban sprawl from which there is no escape, and they also have to raise a strange child. The film moves at a slower pace, as I mentioned, but it manages to disturb and even chill a few times, and I consider the finale to be very good with a good twist. All in all, decent, but I don't need to see it again. Story****, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence*, Entertainment***, Music***, Visual***, Atmosphere***, Suspense***. 6/10.
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With an appropriate runtime, Vivarium would perhaps be fine as an episode of The Twilight Zone, whereas the format of a ten-page comic book would suit it even better. But for a feature-length film, there is not enough material here, while being too literal and having zero overlap. It suffices to have a look at the credits and see the production company, and then it’s no wonder. XYZ Films, which like the Twitch Film website, now known as the boastful Screen Anarchy, was founded by company owner Todd Brown, has made a trademark out of elevating genre flicks with fresh ideas. Unfortunately, all of its projects lack development, dramaturgy and maturation of the theme, which are precisely the ills that befall Vivarium. It’s nice that XYZ Films is engaging more big-name actors, but it would be much more essential to hire a script editor for its productions.
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Un comienzo prometedor, aderezado con un humor extravagante y una introducción enérgica de la trama, me atraparon. Solo pedí que no se quedara en esa misma posición. Por desgracia es lo que pasó. El guion y su chiste darían para un cortometraje de media hora, pero en la versión de 97 minutos, todo se vuelve repetitivo muy rápidamente y ligeramente molesto hacia el final. El misterio central está planteado de una manera que podría ser cíclica de forma sencilla, pero no deja al público mucho espacio para pensar, ni ofrece un momento argumental fuerte que haga que Vivarium merezca la pena ser recordado. [Sitges 2019]
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