Mr. Jones (2013)

Simply A Masterpiece

Good movie but grossly overrated

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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

The camera work was bad even for found footage and the story was all over the place. This was just bad.

I'm really not entirely sure why this film has gotten such awful reviews. I personally thought this was beautifully captured and written. It's definitely one of those films that you really have to pay attention to understand it. Because there wasn't much dialogue aside from the dialogue between Penny and Scott, it leaves a lot of the film up to the imagination. The ending of the film ties up everything perfectly and pulls all the information gathered from the rest of the film and makes complete sense. Every single question that you would have about Mr.Jones has already been answered. Where did Mr.Jones come from? From the last "Mr.Jones". What was Mr.Jones doing? Warding off the dream world from the real word. Why didn't Mr.Jones want to talk to Penny/why didn't he talk to her? Because he's literally battling his own reality where the real world and the dream world are colliding and he has probably learnt to ignore anything that talks to him. Everything makes perfect sense, you just have to piece it all together in your head.In terms of the cinematography, it was shot wonderfully. In the beginning, there is a featured "shot montage" just like the series of shots featured in Scott's colliding world's. The way this movie was filmed ties perfectly well with what is happening. It's quite obvious that the choppy and confusing shots were put in there for a reason - because the character's in the film were confused about what was going on and also trying to put everything together. The shots mimic the plot and it is wonderful in all honesty. If you're in search of a film that is terrifying, seemingly realistic and extremely suspenseful, this is the film for you.

Summary: Mr. Jones is definitely one of the worst found-footage films I've ever seen. 10/100 (F+)I don't want to waste more of my time reviewing this "movie", so I'll go straight to the point. The first minutes of Mr. Jones are quite well done and the main leads are likable. Unfortunately, it falls flat after the second half because it becomes very confusing, the whole plot is difficult to follow, the film turns out dull and uninteresting. This is one of the worst found-footage films I have seen, and I have seen a lot. Seriously, the last 30 minutes are a torture but I gave it a chance because I love found-footage movies, I saw it until the end credits. Sadly I didn't find a payoff.Mr. Jones (the dude, not the film) is terrifying, he is creepy and in some scenes he gave me the creeps, but the worst thing about this flick is how that is the best thing about it. Another issue is that the characters became atrociously stupid in the second half and they started to make brainless decisions. I just read the plot line on IMDb, it's so freaking awesome!, maybe with another director it would have been great. Moving on, the final act is very strange, these dumb characters begin to hallucinate, then they leave the found-footage style and after several minutes of boredom, it finally ends.Mr. Jones ends up being confusing, boring and a disappointment. There are only a couple scenes that I liked, but they don't make any sense. One of these scenes is when the guy goes down to a weird place underground and he finds a dead baby. Anyway, Mr. Jones had potential but it was so boring, tedious and it lacks of character development. I really like the camera work but the characters are dumb and the plot is confusingly strange. In conclusion, Mr. Jones has a few scary moments and good acting, however the film wastes its creepy villain in a confusing, uninteresting tale. (F+)

This original movie is one of the reasons I love and adore horror films. I would suggest this movie to horror movie seekers everywhere. Fantastic! I loved the cast and the visual/auditory feeling through the whole flick. The director did a fantastic job as well as the actors and everyone involved in the making of this unique film. It is about time someone came out with a horror film that could grab your imagination and hold onto it while spinning and turning your mind in ways that you thought were desolated in your past. I love how the movie has a dark and disturbing atmosphere and the way the characters really bring the film to life. I would love to see more films that take this sort of art direction and give this movie a 9 out of 10 for originality and usefulness of occupied time throughout this thrilling tale.