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• Emil K

  
  A Rollercoaster ride into the madness and a artistic highpoint in Neil Jordan's remarkable career. In Dreams is easily his most overlooked film and should got wider release back in 1998. Instead it went straight to dvd in many countries and therefore wasn't seen by that… More
  A Rollercoaster ride into the madness and a artistic highpoint in Neil Jordan's remarkable career. In Dreams is easily his most overlooked film and should got wider release back in 1998. Instead it went straight to dvd in many countries and therefore wasn't seen by that many. There are so many things here to praise. First of all there has never been a film, before or after this one, which has had this kind of strange magical atmosphere mixed into autumnal colours and mood. In the hands of Jordan, this film is more like a twisted fairytale with moments of pure horror than just a supernatural thriller. Secondly Annette Bening's performance is one of the greatest works in any film that i have ever seen. She goes from happy housewife to grieving mother and there to a possessed woman who loses her sanity while she is trying to make sense of her distubing visions and dreams that haunts her. Her sadness, rage and pain is so convincing that it is easy to identify to her emotions. There is a moment where she is searching for her lost child with police in the cold and dark forest and that scene is absolutely heartbreaking. She seems not only to act her role, she is living it. Third and the last thing i must mention is the music by Elliot Goldenthal that is a crucial element here for a creating the unique mood that this film has. His music is the topping of this great film. It perfectly captures all the emotions that this film goes through. We can sense the despair, sadness, horror, pain and grief from his work here. He wisely hired Cocteau Twins's Elizabeth Fraser to add ethereal beauty in the soundtrack and it was a move that paid off. Goldenthal's score for In Dreams will always be one of the greatest examples of mixing traditional score with more experimental styles. Those were only three remarkable things that i mentioned and the list is a long one. I advise you to see this underrated and forgotten masterpiece. It is a film like late summer day's dream. Magical, haunting and hypnotic. In Dreams is a true gem.

• Universal D

  
  Frustrating initially as Bening's character virtually makes every dumb bad movie choice (i.e. "...don't go outside/upstairs/downstairs ALONE!") a character can make, the work eventually settles into a double horror piece with strange and moody locales and… More
  Frustrating initially as Bening's character virtually makes every dumb bad movie choice (i.e. "...don't go outside/upstairs/downstairs ALONE!") a character can make, the work eventually settles into a double horror piece with strange and moody locales and Downey's enjoyable Lector pastiche.

• Richard C

  
  this movie sucks. D

• Anthony L

  
  Beautifully shot but it all gets a little too weird towards the end!

• Lady D

  
  This really was a film of two parts for me, I felt through most of the film the frustration that the character played by Annette Benning was under and thought she did a convincing job. The storyline up until the point when Robert Downey Jr came in was pretty entertaining and unusual,… More
  This really was a film of two parts for me, I felt through most of the film the frustration that the character played by Annette Benning was under and thought she did a convincing job. The storyline up until the point when Robert Downey Jr came in was pretty entertaining and unusual, however, I felt the character played by Downey Jr was pretty over exagerated in perfromance and not very believable, so much so this film was heading for 4 stars but took a turn.

• Dean M

  
  Average thriller of a woman's dreams foretell the murder of her daughter, but the horror doesn't stop there - it seems the killer is actually stalking her through her psychic nightmares.

• Daniel P

  
  Wow, this is bad. Ok, I quite liked the production design, and especially liked the opening underwater sequence and the scene where Bening drives her car off the cliff near the beginning. But this is all flashy style over any kind of substance. Restless, chaotic, nonsensical and… More
  Wow, this is bad. Ok, I quite liked the production design, and especially liked the opening underwater sequence and the scene where Bening drives her car off the cliff near the beginning. But this is all flashy style over any kind of substance. Restless, chaotic, nonsensical and horribly plot driven, <i>In Dreams</i> features a toe-curlingly awful performance from the usually great Annette Bening and an eye-rolling, OTT act from Robert Downey Jr. I can't believe Neil Jordan made this film, it's utterly risible but too dull to be enjoyable, and doesn't even have internal logic. If you fell in love with the equally flashy <i>The Cell</i> then you'll probably appreciate this, too. I'm angry I wasted my time with this rubbish.

• Marcus W

  
  This is one gorgeous film (the submerged town, the play, the cider factory) , and Jordan is evidently a brilliant director. Sadly the plot comes straight out of some Dark Castle produced b-movie nonsense about missing children and people thinking you're crazy - and the acting is… More
  This is one gorgeous film (the submerged town, the play, the cider factory) , and Jordan is evidently a brilliant director. Sadly the plot comes straight out of some Dark Castle produced b-movie nonsense about missing children and people thinking you're crazy - and the acting is nothing special. Turn the sound off and it's far better.

• Linda K

  
  This is a film that people wont see because of its bad reviews, but it has much more to the film than just a nutcase housewife dreaming about a killer. As a many Jordan's films, this film discusses the Irish culture in every way. The one that stands out the most is the concept… More
  This is a film that people wont see because of its bad reviews, but it has much more to the film than just a nutcase housewife dreaming about a killer. As a many Jordan's films, this film discusses the Irish culture in every way. The one that stands out the most is the concept of Irish Gothic which is something that we might think of but has a great meaning to the film. Jordan's also explores the Freudian approach of psychoanalysis. Overall, this is a very complex film than it seems, which might be a turn off for viewers. On the other hand, the cast is as complex as the story. Starting with Annette Bening's character who is in a state of unbelievable madness that is being invaded by horrific dreams. Then there is Robert Downey Jr. who, i gotta say, looks like a killer in this film. He has the look and the attitude, thus he was perfect in this part. Bening was great but Downey Jr. was beyond what i imagined. Finally, people should give it a shot and see how mad it can get.

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