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The Blazing World
USA 2021
produced by
Brinton Bryan, Elizabeth Avellan (executive), Andrew Carlberg (executive), Rana Joy Glickman (executive), Britt Hager (executive), Joe Plummer (executive), Jenifer Westphal (executive) for Greenbelt Films, Tealhouse Entertainment, American Stream Wave, Wavelength
directed by Carlson Young
starring Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Carlson Young, Soko, John Karna, Liz Mikel, Sophia Bernard, Breckyn Hager, Bailey Lewis, Josie Fink, Lillie Fink, Robert H. Lambert, Ace Anderson, Jason Howell, Laurel Day
written by Pierce Brown, Carlson Young, music by Isom Innis, special makeup effects by Heather Henry, Meredith Johns, visual effects by Burning Tractor, Foxtrot X-Ray, Moontower VFX
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Back when she was a kid, Margaret (Josie Fink) has seen her sister
Lizzy (Lillie Fink) drown in their mansion's pool while their parents
(Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw) had an argument inside. But she has also
seen a creepy man, Lained (Udo Kier) take her sister through a portal to
God-knows-where. Now, Margaret (now played by Carlson Young), a college
student, has put a distance between her and her parents as well as her
past, when she receives a call from her mum that they are finally moving
out of the mansion, and she needs help packing. Thing is, back home she's
reminded of nothing but her past again and finds much unfinished business,
including having to face the fact that for her, Lizzy has never died ...
and she meets Lained again, who tells her she can get her sister back from
another dimension, if she collects a set of keys from a trio of demons,
each of whom she can reach through a portal. But the demons are versions
of her mother, her father, and herself ... I have to admit, I'm
of two minds about this movie: On one hand, it's beautifully shot, nicely
acted, has a certain David Lynchian atmosphere to it, and some
fairytale-surrealism somewhat reminiscent of Alice
in Wonderland. On the other hand, it in the end tries to
rationalize everything away, goes into psychology rather than just
accepting its own mythology, and somehow becomes a clunky cautionary tale. And that goes so far that the happy ending
actually seems dissatisfying. It's still a movie that's worth a watch, it
just fails to unfold its full potential, probably out of over-ambition to
keep things relatable.
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