Ink (2009)

I'll tell you why so serious

Great Film overall

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Well... I have waited 9 years since it's release to write a review so that I can ensure I've fully digested the content. Also I wanted to read other reviews as I find the lack of indifference or apathy fascinating people either loved or loathed it. But if it translates into your innate cognition and sensory stimuli you will be rewards with experiencing what is now officially my favourite film over the Heats, Goodfellas and shawshanks of the Cinamatic World. I disagree with many that it takes colossal depth and intricate concentration to fully grasp its concepts. As I said above it's beauty is it's simplicity for me, I actually caught the ending on a YouTube 10 best movie endings montage before the movie and thus worked backward... So no erudite film critic analysis from me, I just found it the most beautiful movie I've seen.

World Cup Russia where Brazil is now playing Mexico. I played the movie while watching the match. Up the the point where Pathfinder did this really amazing time sequence, I turned off the football match, and restarted the movie from the beginning to watch it all over again. Yes, that one caught my attention. It was definitely worth it. Pathfinder's role, and the very gripping final scene. I can't believe I almost missed this gem of a movie. WONDERFUL!

Tedious from the start , descending into pretentious art school project drivel . Might have made a half decent 30 minute TV show. Really - don't bother .

Rating this film fairly is impossible, and here's why:What happened with Ink is this: One of the best Fantasy Stories ive ever experienced was filmed by a bunch of inexperienced people for no Budget, but with alot of passion. The end product is in regards to video quality even below the cheapest Asylum films (it was shot on cheap digital cameras - a look i cant stand - and then overly processed with horrendous filters), the actors are meh at best and the fight scenes are terrible as well.Here's the thing tho. I was moved by this film. Not only by its story, no. This film oozes of passion. Someone made something that is worth very much to them with this.And despite the above sounding brutally negative, i don't think i could do any of it better personally. Sure i can pick up a camera but can i frame as well as they do here? I could rehearse lines and speak them in front of a camera but would i be a better actor than any of the cast in this film? Probably not.All of that makes it hard for me to rate this film. From a technical standpoint its a disaster but does that really matter when the Story is as good as here? If as much love and care and ambition is put into a film as it is here? In this case, i don't think so. All of its flaws are a byproduct of the way it has been made. And im glad it has been made. So i rate it the only way i feel is right, without breaking it down to a technical level too much.