Anamorph (2007)

Regisseur:

Henry Miller

Drehbuchautoren:

Henry Miller (writer)
Tom Phelan (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas. |

Plot Keywords:

Abandoned Warehouse | Shotgun | Corpse | Crime Scene | Breaking And Entering

Nutzerkommentare:

Beautiful Cinematography, Suspenseful Plot, Unsatisfactory Ending

Besetzung

Willem Dafoe	...	Stan
Scott Speedman	...	Carl Uffner
Peter Stormare	...	Blair Collet
Clea DuVall	...	Sandy Strickland
James Rebhorn	...	Chief Lewellyn Brainard
Amy Carlson	...	Alexandra Fredericks
Yul Vazquez	...	Jorge Ruiz
Don Harvey	...	Killer
Paul Lazar	...	Medical Examiner
Edward Hibbert	...	Gallery Owner
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Dennis Albanese	...	AA Member
Amir Arison	...	Criminal Profiler
Michael Buscemi	...	Detective #2
Desiree Casado	...	Teenage Checkout Girl
Jordan Charney	...	Review Board chairman
Tandy Cronyn	...	Moderator
Monique Curnen	...	Female Student
Stephen Daniels	...	Reporter #2
Paz de la Huerta	...	Young Woman
Mick Foley	...	Antique Store Owner
Lolita Foster	...	Drink Waitress
Edwin Freeman	...	Police Officer
Robin Goldsmith	...	Stone-Faced Detective
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Museum Guard
Deborah Harry	...	Neighbor
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Diner Waitress
Allison Hope	...	Crime scene photo victim
Robert C. Kirk	...	Heavy-Set Detective
Tim Lamendola	...	Off-Duty Detective
Samantha MacIvor	...	Crystal
Lucy Martin	...	Uptight Woman
David McDaniel	...	Board Member
Robert McKay	...	Detective #1
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	AA Member
Sharrieff Pugh	...	ECT Technician
Nicolas Quilter	...	Dead Man At Tugboat
Gary Ray	...	Officer #1
Cassandra Seidenfeld	...	NYPD Officer
Barbara Sicuranza	...	Forensic Technician
Ashley Springer	...	Jeff Sarno
Paul Sutt	...	Hanged Man
Elizabeth West	...	Reporter #1
Billy Wheelan	...	Young Man
Virginia Wing	...	Board Member

Alternativ:

Anamorph - Die Kunst zu töten (Deutschland) (DVD title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing grisly images, some violence and language.

Länge:

107 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:MA | USA:R

Drehorte:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Kamala Films

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Stan meets his former partner, he rolls down the window of his car on the passenger's's side. During this scene the height of he window is changes in every shot.

Dialogzitate:

Carl Uffner: [to Stan] So what's this one about, Picasso?

Beautiful Cinematography, Suspenseful Plot, Unsatisfactory Ending

This movie is great up until the ending. The cinematography is great, the acting is top-notch and the plot and storyline keep you guessing and on edge till the end.

The end is a terrible let down for an otherwise superb production. Its like they ran out of ideas and money at the same time. Or maybe there is a producer to blame.

I would definitely recommend watching this movie even with the poor ending. I was reminded several times of the movie S7ven. Willem Dafoe's character is extremely meticulous as was Morgan Freedman's character. Other common elements: Both movies have young detectives partnering with soon to retire detectives. Both movies have a seemingly omnipotent serial killer always three steps ahead of the detectives, baiting them along and watching from the background. Both movies rely upon arcane literature and art to understand the villain's human "paintings."

I could continue to list common elements in both movies however I don't want to give anyone the impression that this is a knock-off of S7ven--its not. Rather its like reading a detective story written by the same author with different characters. If you liked S7ven I think you will like this movie. Just don't expect any great surprises.

The biggest difference between S7ven and this film is the ending. S7ven had an incredible, mind-boggling ending while Ananmorph ended like a candle blown out leaving the viewer in the dark and unsatisfied.