Violence ... highly favored subject for art, which itself is unlikely to ever run out. "Judgement Night" - the best proof of that. Had only authors show a little imagination, and then was born the concept is as simple as it is beautiful. Simply amazing how and why it before anyone had not occurred. And looking after a half hour after the start of the session on the titles, you feel genuine relief that the idea of this writer visited before politics. Only seven o'clock legalized lawlessness - and what the returns, in all respects!
Damn interesting, sometimes even inspiring, but always frightening approach showed James DeMonaco, director and sole author of the script. If the tie, looking at the statistics, all of this seems like the perfect solution to the problems - despite the immense cruelty of the method, in spite of shooting with cameras - something closer to the finale, comes elemental fear. That one day will attract a similar way to some crazy, but skillful politician or a powerful businessman who subdue the will of the people and prolobbiruet similar law. And after watching this stupidity does not think so. But even more frightening is that when the movie is just remember sitting at home or walking in the street, a sense of self slowly beginning to replace the resurgent cold calculation. Especially if you remember all those who have ever moved in a big way to you ...
Honestly, not a movie, and the detector psychopaths better recently, "Maniac." Appealing to the most primitive human instincts, manipulating them, DeMonaco zatavlyaet spectators literally crave the blood of those who do, it would seem, does not deserve it. Son, Charlie Sendina by young Max Burkholder, I want a good and from the heart to beat, his sister - Adelaide Kane - shoot a couple limb for promiscuity suitors, and their mother, who was Lena Headey, even on a night drive the hell out of the house . And that's just for the fact that they are desperately trying to save a human face when it is mortally dangerous. When a vengeful and bloodthirsty nature of people, often buried deep in their souls, breaking the will of the approving sirens state machine.
However, at the end of stab and shoot like most of the characters, if only to prevent the public body from social ills. DeMonaco extremely well, naturally lit and believable, side effects of their offspring, as the increased vulnerability of the lower strata of society, in particular - to the top. Social differentiation - can you think of a better reason for the conflict ties? Especially in a situation frighteningly convincing, no matter how terrible it is, the concept of legal slaughter.
But not a single idea is strong, "the ship overnight." In the end, this is a thriller on the brink of horror, and the emphasis it placed it on the horror component. Which is excellent. Camera work, lighting, playing with the color scheme, which has repeatedly changed to match the situation - all are aimed at the audience, in order to cause them powerful emotional response, not so much fear as frenzied excitement that pumps blood through the veins of a tripled diligence. Unknown, dark, ruthless killer - her family's survival in the besieged house in a natural way exhausting. And thanks to all the same concept of cleansing the night, stands out from the range of tens or hundreds of similar slasher.
The only thing that provokes mixed feelings - is ending. Somewhat unexpected, it leaves a dual impression. For, on the one hand is a raging hatred and obsessed mind, ready as soon as possible to arrange a blood bath, and the other - those unfortunate remnants of humanity, who burn down deep in the raging sea of blood and injustice mind. And now, because look at what is happening with the accounts of two opposing positions, too sharp and controversial perceive the moment when the fight goes to the inside of the screen in the audience, in order to conclusively determine what they tend: to forgive, or revenge?
Still, the main merit in creating an atmosphere of terror and stunning white-hot hatred belongs to the actors. Those who have worked in a completely new scheme, agreeing to make their fees only from the interest of the box office. That not only transformed the "Judgement Night" into the picture, by Hollywood standards, mikrobyudzhetnuyu (no joke - three million thriller looks at all twenty), but obviously great to motivate the entire production team. Who tried their best and try not to waste.
Especially want to highlight the same room: Ethan Hawke and Reese Wakefield. First, apparently, liked to play the role of the father, standing on the verge of death, so that, with the release of "Sinister", it definitely took a step forward. Though lame in the middle of the film is his motivation - one of the few missteps DeMonaco - he retains the image of the face and to the very end. But even more interest is the second - a little-known, his facial expressions reminiscent of Tom Hiddleston, actor, who presented the audience is incredibly charismatic, predatory, creepy, wild in his mannerisms menacing villain. The guy was able to one of his smile - close to where the flashing mask his suite and some do not lie - even to bring terror to the discerning cinema visitors, not to mention the more subtle nature. Would to God that he has successfully developed a career - and then at the Hollywood firmament lit another, extremely kind, the star.
"Judgement Night" opens and stirs the wildest human aspirations, skillfully playing on a theme raised by him authorized violence, do not forget about it from time to time to reflect, if not out loud, and using a head discerning audience. And it does not scare as much to drive them into the body of knives and axes, how many thoughts are born in the head at the sight of it all. Thoughts dark and terrible, which usually try to cram as deeply as possible into the mind, to lock them there forever. The idea that maybe is not so bad just one and only time of the year to let off steam ... even if his neighbor.
