The Voices [Blu-ray] [2014]
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- Product Name: The Voices [Blu-ray] [2014]
- UPC: 031398216759
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- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It's all in your head
A seemingly all American nice guy has a lot of skeletons in his closet & the closer he gets to normalcy the more the veneer of his candy colored reality begins to crumble.The less you know going into The Voices the better because there are some really good nuances both in the story telling & the overall look of the movie that really drive the story forward that are too good to spoil. Horror comedies as a whole are a mixed bag because getting the chemistry right between the two is a lot harder than it looks.The first thing The Voices gets right is in the casting of Ryan Reynolds he encapsulates every facet of this complex characters many personalities.What really works for me though is how sweet the movie can be which makes the darker elements all the more tragic but in the end The Voices never forgets that at its core its a comedy as is evident in the insane final moments during the credits.Rounding out the movie is a supporting cast of Gemma Arterton,Anna Kendrick & Jacki Weaver who all embody their roles with ease.None of these actresses are merely set dressing they are vital to the story & bring a lot to the table.The Voices really works for me from top to bottom.
Posted by Trauma
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Unusual, But Great Dark Indie Comedy
Its easy to be fooled by The voices going in, by looking at the cover art you may think this is just Ryan Reynolds doing his typical Ryan Reynolds comedy quick wit shtick, but that is most definitely not the case here. The Voices is a dark movie, very dark, in that you want to pull for and love the Ryan Reynolds played main character but its virtually impossible to pull for him by the end as he's too far gone to feel remorse. The character is a serial murder who due to childhood experiences is now mentally disturbed and must take medication to function day to day and the said "voices" play very heavily over the whole film and at most times stealing the various scenes in which they're featured in, all voiced by Reynolds the various voices heard from his house pets really bring the comedy thats advertised into the film in and make for a nice plot device, but nonetheless, this is a great easy to miss, under the radar movie that any Ryan Reynolds or dark comedy fan should check out as it may just surprise them as its quality is perhaps better than they'll expect.
This review is from The Voices [DVD] [2014]
Posted by reviewinlu
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, but strange...
This movie is about a guy who works at a company that makes bathtubs. He has a crush on one of his coworkers, but she is not interested in him. The main character is suffering from a mental illness that causes him to hear voices, and those voices are always willing to offer their opinion on his life. This movie paints the picture of his mental illness from two viewpoints: his and everyone else's. It makes for an interesting and entertaining film, although it is not an uplifting tale.
Posted by MrJRR
