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Sick Product of a Sick System

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Blistering performances.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

If you ever thought about writing a book, this would be the way to do it. (IMO) The idiot 'rating/raters' on IMDb did not at all understand what a masterpiece of a story is!! No fancy FX, no car chases, just pure mystery and suspense that keeps you glued to the end. They pulled this off so well that the end made me go crazy with appreciation for this film! The bad guy plays the whole game from beginning to end and despite the illusion of the good guy winning in the end, the bad guy still got exactly everything he set after. I don't say these words often but: It was wonderful!It lost a star because I selfishly would have liked a slightly more expanded/significant ending but that by no means is saying that they left anything unanswered! You got your ending through and through. Everything made sense (If you paid attention!). I would have also liked a higher quality camera to have been used and slightly better camera work, but again it in no way took from this wonderful movie! Blows nonsense-suspense story, like Alan Wake, out of this solar system! This should just not be missed. They brush on so many deeper subjects that its kinda a shame the ride was so short. At the same time I understand their reason for the mystery and focus. Just so well played I can't say it enough.

I love the basic premise of this movie and it sounded like it could be good based on the plot, filming locations, and some decent actors.Unfortunately the movie fails at being creepy, scary, or even creating any form of tension. I get the feeling that the actors were just going through the motion.There is no chemistry between the two main characters, the Villain seems very weak, and there are no real surprised or twists.This movie seems like a toned down "In the Mouth of Madness" filmed in the Mediterranean.My best advice is to rent In The Mouth of Madness instead.Dean

A Hitchcokian retreaded plot line is welded to A-movie production values to great effect in thriller "The Kovak Box." A crazed scientist plays God on a gorgeous Mediterranean island, causing sexy Spanish sirens to jump off roofs )often naked!) in Manchurian-like premise. Although lacking in originality, this slickly made thriller still manages some sense of freshness largely thanks to a great cast, including a terrific performance by Irish vet David Kelly. great paranoid thriller less concerned with CGI explosions and improbable chase and more concerned with ideas like the power fo suggestion. Still, the film does contain enough shock, action and beautiful locations (not to mention sultry Spanish chicks) to hold most Americans attention!

Hitchcockian. God, I hate that word. It's impossible to critique this movie, though, without using it. This movie is as Hitchcockian as they come. The director isn't just heavily influenced, he's the living reincarnation of Sir Alfred. The reluctant, conspiratorially challenged dashing leading man. The sexy bombshell with the bad accent. The virtuosically filmed lush exotic European locale. The chillingly creepy arch villain. The meticulously engineered ebb and flow of dramatic tension. Like all Hitchcock films, this offering just oozes with style.Had Hitchock directed this film towards the end of his career (early 70s), it would have garnered him an Academy Award. It's that good. Considering that it's an English speaking film directed by a Spanish speaking director... it's an amazing achievement.Unfortunately, as much as I'm impressed by the Director's ability to work in another language while channeling the spirit of Hitchcock... this is not the 1970s. This, as I'm sure you're all aware... is 2007. Has anyone watched a Hitchock film lately? Some, not all, were groundbreaking for their time. As appealing as they may have been... this appeal is not timeless. 10 years later, I think they were still pretty awe inspiring. Even after 20 years, I'm sure they held their own. But 40 years later? The movie industry has come a long way since Hitchcock. Historically, Al gets props. Big props. I might even give him the crown of being the most influential film maker of all time. If one were to show Hitchcocks's films on screens next to the better films of today, though... most people would find the films of today to be superior.It's kind of ironic, actually. This film not only captures the strengths of Hitchcock, it also seems to portray his weaknesses as well. Just like the master, some of the plot points can get stretched a little thin. Plot seems to always play second fiddle to the cultivation of tension and this is no exception. And, like a few of Hitchcock's leading ladies of foreign birth, a mouthful of marbles seems to be a prerequisite.Don't get me wrong... it's a very good film. It's just not as outrageously wonderful as it would have been had it been presented 40 years ago.If you love Hitchcock, run to see it. If not, see it anyway, but don't exert yourself too much in the process.