Fear X (2003)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Admirable film.

I saw this movie in a festival 14 years ago. I was so disappointed and after all this time, I have not found a worst movie since... There are bad movies out there, that turn good again for their goofiness of silliness, but not this one. I love John Turturro, and he did not perform badly. He was simply mismanaged. The story is really poor, and the storytelling poorer. The suppose plot-twist we can see it coming after 30 minutes, and when it happens, it is the gunshot that wakes you up form the seat. Literally. The whole movie theater was sleeping, and that gunshot woke them up. The director had ideas and notions of grandeur that were lost in the most slow-paced movie I've seen, followed with uninteresting and disconnected cinematic tricks... Save yourself the from being woken up by an uncomfortable loud sound, and check something else.

John Turturro (Barton Fink, Quiz Show, and, of course, Monk) can be depended upon to give memorable performances, but this one stands out as one of his best.I am not familiar with the work of Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bleeder, Pusher II), but if this is an indication of his work, he should be examined further. This was a noir mystery that appears to bring out love or hate from those who view it. It is confusing and mysterious and leaves some questions unanswered, but Turturro's quest keeps us interested.Also features Deborah Kara Unger (Emile, Payback).

Red hallways and dark corridors. This is all this "thriller" has to offer. And it's not even scary. It doesn't even change your idea of the movie for a second. Bottom line: Fear X is the worst, most boring film I have seen in my life.It tries to tell the story of a man whose wife was notoriously murdered. He looks at the surveillance tape showing her death, he has senseless visions, he even sneaks into the house across the street and searches in there too. Well, at the beginning of the film, it creates the idea that he is really determined to find his wife's killer, but he doesn't look hard enough. Fear X is one of those movies that you can easily fall asleep during, and you can wake up and still follow the story perfectly. Most of the scenes last way too long, without those awkward silences packed in there, this failure of a film would be about 50 minutes long. I must say that I'm surprised that I got through the whole thing. I fell asleep halfway for only ten minutes, but I didn't miss anything. And I know. The movie starts out as a thriller and ends as a huge mess unfolding before your slowly imploding eyes. If you want to see the movie, rent it. Don't buy it. It's definitely not worth it.

This is by far one of the greatest "understated" thrillers of all time...every scene, gesture, bit of dialog seemed to gnaw at me, draw me into a strange feeling that no matter what happens, the feeling of alienation will not go away...yes, there are one or two coincidences that seem a little too much, but if you just flow with it, you will enjoy it without having to know all the answers or have every loose end tied up for you..the photography is first rate, the atmosphere intense, and the acting is refreshingly real for a change....the movie scared me on a level I never expected....I highly recommend this move..some of the reviewers who trashed this movie probably just need to see explosions, bullets flying and chase scenes to be in suspense.....go see it!