Amer (2009)

Amer (NR) - Review

"Threw the Looking Glass"

In the tradition of classical giallo films comes Amer, a french retro throwback to the violent psychological Italian thrillers of the 1970s.  A young girl is traumatized and the memory haunts and shapes the rest of her life as she attempts to avoid the jagged edges of her subconscious mind.

Trippy visuals combined with a lack of dialogue and LCD laced music cues create a deliciously heavy mood as our heroine moves from erotic fantasy to estranged reality in the wink of an eye.  Don't expect a rational story, don't demand a narrative or plot and just let your mind's eye absorb.  This is a film for watching, experience and experiment, to attempt to answer your own questions when the smoking caterpillar offers you the pipe.

7.5 Eyeball Closeups out of 10 (GOOD)