Because he is very intelligent, he makes the classic adolescent mistake of overestimating his own maturity and the force of his own feelings. His patter-at tea, in the bar, and elsewhere-feels forced and self-conscious because it is.
His 'love' for Eve doesn't feel real to the viewer because it's not. I'm perplexed by the number of people who seem to miss the crucial element of this film: that Oscar is not as mature as he thinks he is. Upcoming films include Ti West’s The Sacrament, The ABCs of Death 2, and many more.©2019 Magnet releasing.
Recent releases include the terrifying anthologies V/H/S and V/H/S/2, horror anthology The ABCs of Death, Xan Cassavettes’ stylish vampire film Kiss of the Damned, sci-fi thriller The Last Days on Mars, and Israeli thriller Big Bad Wolves. Magnet Releasing is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, Ti West’s The House of the Devil, Andre Ovredal’s Trollhunter, Gareth Edward’s Monsters, Neil Marshall’s sword and sandals bloodbath Centurion, and Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak trilogy to name a few.
