Gemini

I'm sensing a trend in the films of Shinya Tsukamoto. Impressive camerawork & enticing opening bits collapse when the actual story develops. Unfortunately, it happened very quickly this time.

Gemini estreava há 25 anos no Festival de Londres. Teria amado esse filme se visto quando lançado, às vezes acho que estou velha demais para a maioria do cinema do Tsukamoto, com exceção do Bullet ballet. YTS.

It shines when approaching Tsukamoto's familiar zones, like the twin's beast-like appearance and self-mutilation. The rest feels a little too obvious.

This movie tries to emphasize the disparities between rich & poor as good & evil. A good twisted plot. A doctor's amnesiac wife, is the former lover of his twin brother who eventually takes over his life, kills his parents & holds him captive in a well. This is all great, except there are many long boring protracted scenes, poor pacing, some terrible music, some uninspired acting & odd plot diversions that together subtract from it greatly.

The film fails when it takes itself far too literally --- it succeeds when Tsukamoto insinuates it's all a giant mindfuck. True psychological horror probably doesn't need explanation.